[AZ GRAMMY]

Activists want Arizona to ban assault weapons

Posted: 09/13/2004 – 14:57:44
By PAUL DAVENPORT
Associated Press Writer

PHOENIX (AP) -- Decrying the end of a federal ban, community and gun-safety activists say they will urge the Arizona Legislature to adopt a California-style ban on assault rifles.

"These guns are military-style weapons that belong on battlefields, not our neighborhoods," said Gerry Anderson, executive director of Arizonans for Gun Safety.

A 10-year-old federal ban on sales of assault weapons expired Monday.

California's ban targets high-powered weapons, while the expired federal ban outlawed 19 types of military-style assault weapons, banning certain features on firearms such as bayonet mounts and large ammunition magazines.

Arizona supporters of a ban said they're worried about both random discharges of such weapons and attacks on law enforcement officers and others.

"We don't want to infringe on anybody but we want to protect our community," said Donna Neill, president of a statewide coalition of neighborhood activists.

Gun-rights supporters who monitored the news conference said they will oppose the proposed ban as ineffective and intrusive on their rights.

"I don't think there's been a whole lot of bayonet attacks recently," said Gary Christensen of Tempe.

Gun-rights supporters have been able to largely get their way in the Arizona Legislature in recent years. However, the Senate this year rejected a bill to make it legal to take guns in bars and restaurants if the person carrying the gun wasn't drinking alcohol and if the establishments didn't opt out.

http://www.abc15.com/news/morenews/index.asp?did=12797

[7.62mmFMJ]

"We don't want to infringe on anybody but we want to protect our community," said Donna Neill, president of a statewide coalition of neighborhood activists.

Those that sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither - B. Franklin

[Flyer]

Arizona supporters of a ban said they're worried about both random discharges of such weapons and attacks on law enforcement officers and others.
This is, quite possibly, the most inane "concern" I've heard attributable to any anti.
Structurally, this sentence doesn't even make sense.
(sic)...attacks on law enforcement officers and others...
Well, we certainly covered the waterfront with that little list, didn't we?
Hmm... let's see... an AD with a AK or a 12 Gauge... in the house...
And now, LEOs are going to be gunned down by formerly rational citizens who overnight morphed into bloodthirsty, full-auto wielding zombies.
The construction of this sentence is interesting. By tacking on "attacks on law enforcement officers and others", they've quite successfully masked the true intent of the sentence, which is to subliminally imply that an AD with THESE puppies would result in an uncontrollable burst of automatic fire taking out 30 decent, law-abiding Arizonians.
Someone please tell me why we can bring back public laughingstocks.
We can even pad them; heck, let's modernize them. Top of the line Laz-E-Boy recliners with custom, gel-filled wrist and ankle restraints so they wouldn't be considered "cruel".
A sign above the chair would present the lie, and a small footrest in front would support a small card with the truth.
An 8-hour period of being laughed at by the community would prove a most effective lesson in the importance of truth in reporting, I believe.
Then again, I'm a Conservative... what do I know?
Flyer

[Lupey]

"These guns are military-style weapons that belong on battlefields, not our neighborhoods," said Gerry Anderson, executive director of Arizonans for Gun Safety.



I thought the southern border was a battlefield with the criminal aliens.

[bgak47]

Now that the Federal ban has expired, I think that the misguided zealots in several states will try to get laws passed to ban these ''evil'' weapons. :mad: :down: I can only hope that the thinking people of these states will not be fooled again by propaganda.

[armoredman]

A firearm ban in AZ? Where we just designated Ben Avery Shooting Range as one of the states prize jewels? By a Deomcratic governor? Not flippin' likely. I e-mailed my elected officials anyway, but AZ is the last state to start a weapon ban....although, we have had a LOT of Calirefugees move in, and some of them want to bring the same laws they ran away from!
I buddy has kept an old US Revolver 32 in peices for the next gun buyback, so he can double the $25 he spent on it.....he's had it for 20 years, now...

[RED DOG-40]

Random discharges ?? Such an intelligent defense.....:confused:.....:rolleyes:

[Marinesg1012]

officer I swear it was just sitting there unloaded and it just went off.

Yeah that sounds plausable

[Lupey]

although, we have had a LOT of Calirefugees move in, and some of them want to bring the same laws they ran away from!


Know just how you feel. My lovely state of New Hampshire is being overrun by liberal democrats. Manchester south is just an annex of Mass now and they are trying to bring the Mass laws with them :mad:

[armoredman]

Yep - ours are the dang retirees, who sell thier hovels in Cali for millions, then have enough to live like kings out here...then they get the attitude they ARE kings. It's always funny to see a Californian or New Jersian react to someone carrying open.....especially when my buddy Paul used to carry his AK on his back on his scooter....