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Pricey Colt AR-15 Assault Rifle Among Guns Turned in at Phoenix Police Buyback Event

After New Times writer Matthew Hendley reported that Phoenix police took in an assault rifle at last weekend's "buyback" event, we were curious what kind of gun it was. Turns out that, in exchange for a $200 gift certificate, an anonymous donor gave up a Colt AR-15 believed to be good condition, a ... More >>

Steven Seagal Bailing on Joe Arpaio's "Training" Session, Says Something "Important" Came Up

Steven Seagal actually won't be taking part in the latest episode of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's months-long exploitation of the school-shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.Seagal, putting out a statement through the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office -- which, honestly, doesn't even sound strange at all ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Not Done Exploiting Newtown Tragedy; Steven Seagal to Lead More "Training"

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's still not giving up on his months-long exploitation of the school-shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.Arpaio's office announced another super-serious training session for the school-patrol posse, led by the MCSO's apparent school-shooting consultant, actor Steven Seagal.See ... More >>

John McCain Bucks the NRA, Supports Expanding Background Checks for Gun Sales

Republican Senator John McCain announced today his support for an amendment that calls for an expansion of the federal background-check system for gun sales, an amendment that's specifically being targeted for defeat by the National Rifle Association.According to all the newspapers in Washington, th ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Shameless Self-Promotion After Boston Marathon Explosions (Video)

Above is the video clip we referenced yesterday, in which Sheriff Joe Arpaio successfully used the explosions at the Boston Marathon for some attention on Fox News."They're even after the sheriff here," Arpaio told Fox's Neil Cavuto.See also:-Boston Marathon Explosions: Fox News Goes Straight to Clu ... More >>

Would Arizona's Newest Proposal for Guns in Schools Ever Stop a Shooter?

Attorney General Tom Horne's suggested response to the Newtown, Connecticut massacre of schoolchildren has been proposed at the state Legislature.Republican Representative David Stevens' House Bill 2656 allows a school's "principal or another designee" access to a gun on school grounds, in case of a ... More >>

Tom Horne: Not Having Guns in Schools Is "Inexcusable"

Now that Attorney General Tom Horne's suggested response to the Newtown, Connecticut massacre of schoolchildren has been proposed at the state Legislature, he's trying to defend his idea again.House Bill 2656 allows a school's "principal or another designee" access to a gun on school grounds, in cas ... More >>

Lock and Load, Lunch Lady: Bill for Gun Access in Schools Applies to Any Employee

Shortly after the Newtown, Connecticut massacre of schoolchildren, Attorney General Tom Horne proposed his idea of allowing a school's "principal or another designee" access to a gun on school grounds, in case of an emergency.Now that the bill's been submitted at the Legislature by Republican Repres ... More >>

Sean Stephenson, Motivational Speaker, Moves to Arizona and Promptly Buys a Gun

Sean Stephenson was born with a rare disease that makes bones brittle and confines him to a wheelchair. He wasn't expected to survive after birth and suffered more than 200 broken bones by age 18. But he survived -- and thrived. He's a therapist, author and motivational speaker from Chicago who cha ... More >>

'Til Death Do Us Part: Arizona's Dangerous Love Affair with Guns

Trent Franks' Opinion on Obama's Gun-Control Proposals: Abortion Is Bad

Attention Republican Congressman Trent Franks: we get it -- you don't like abortion.As we've been chronicling here for a few years now, Franks' fanaticism about abortion almost rivals that of the people who stand outside Planned Parenthood locations with posters full of fetus photos, shouting "murde ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's School-Patrol Posse Gets a Glowing Review From the NRA

While the National Rifle Association has proposed putting an armed guard inside every American school, the lobbying organization's "news" arm ran a gushing endorsement of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's school-patrol posse, which puts an armed guard in zero schools.The public-relations piece for Arpaio aired o ... More >>

New Times Rolls With Joe Arpaio's School-Patrol Posse; Nobody Dies

"You play golf?" we ask 69-year-old John van Steinburg, as we roll past the entrance to Anthem's country club, riding in a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office patrol car.He doesn't, but since Sheriff Joe Arpaio's PR staff let us hop in the car with Steinburg -- one of Arpaio's posse members now on arme ... More >>

Would You Want One of Joe Arpaio's Armed Posse-People at Your Child's School?

Starting this week, members of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's posse will be armed and patrolling the area of some Valley schools.In response to the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school massacre, Arpaio's dispatching his volunteer deputies to schools on unincorporated county land, although MCSO won't yet tel ... More >>

Gun Control Debate Continues Two Years After Tucson Shooting

Where were you when you heard about the Tucson shooting that claimed six lives and wounded 14, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords? I remember being at my in-laws' house in North Phoenix still decompressing from the holidays. When the news broke, I was glued to the television and radio ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Posse People Starting Armed School Patrols; Which Schools Yet Unknown

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's program to put armed members of his posse on patrol of Valley schools started today, according to one of Arpaio's spokesmen.In response to the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school massacre, Arpaio's dispatching his volunteer deputies to schools on unincorporated county land, a ... More >>

NRA's Wayne LaPierre and Neo-Nazi Agree on Sandy Hook Solution: More Guns

It's dang encouraging to learn that the National Rifle Association's top propagandist Wayne LaPierre is practically on the same page as Maricopa, Arizona neo-Nazi Harry Hughes regarding what the nation should do in response to the massacre of the innocents in Newtown, Connecticut. More guns! As I ... More >>

Jared Loughner's Tucson Shooting an "Isolated Act," but Newtown May Not Be, Survey Says

According to the court of public opinion, last week's shooting at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school isn't viewed as an "isolated act," unlike the shootings carried out by Jared Loughner and James Holmes.Although the public's just about split on the issue, a Pew Research Center survey shows m ... More >>

Gilbert High Schooler's "Toy Rifle" Causes Lock-Down Hours After Sandy Hook Massacre

If you had to pick the absolute worst day in American history to bring anything resembling a weapon near a school, that day would have been Friday, December 14, 2012.Hours after 26 people -- including 20 children -- were shot to death at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, a Gi ... More >>

Sandy Hook Slaughter: Adam Lanza's Mom, Ron Barber's Wisdom and Bob Lord's Petition

Just like many of you, I've been transfixed this weekend watching the TV news coverage of the slaughter of the innocents at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. And like a bad case of acid reflux, the national debate has begun -- for the umpteenth time -- over the issue of gun ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Police Chief Daniel Garcia Cautiously Assure Local Safety in Response to Newtown Shooting

City of Phoenix officials cautiously assured the safety of kids in city schools this afternoon, after 27 people -- including 20 children -- were reportedly shot dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.See also:-More Than Two Dozen Dead Following Shooting at Newtown, CT Elementar ... More >>

Since Jared Loughner's Tucson Massacre, Six U.S. Shootings Have Been Deadlier, Including Today's Shooting in Connecticut

Consider this: it hasn't quite been two years since Jared Loughner opened fire outside a Tucson safeway, killing six people, and injuring 13, including then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.With today's shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut -- which reportedly killed 2 ... More >>