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Tucson activist's school supplies to counter McClusky's shotgun plan

A Tucson activist is spearheading a campaign to purchase school supplies for kids who live in the same neighborhoods slated to receive free shotguns.

April 20, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Forum on prevention of gun violence set for Saturday at church

The public is invited to attend a forum on gun-violence prevention to be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third St.

March 14, 2013 12:00 am Comments
Giffords in TV ad urges background checks for all gun purchases

Giffords in TV ad urges background checks for all gun purchases

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is urging key senators to support expanded background checks for gun purchases in a new television ad that is to begin airing Tuesday in Arizona and Iowa.

March 05, 2013 11:28 am Video Related Comments
Contingent of Tucson survivors of gun violence go to Washington, D.C.,to seek support for closing a gun-law loopholes

Contingent of Tucson survivors of gun violence go to Washington, D.C.,to seek support for closing a gun-law loopholes

Michelle Obama greets Jan. 8 shooting survivor Pam Simon.

February 17, 2013 12:00 am Comments
Contingent of Tucson survivors of gun violence go to Washington, D.C.,to seek support for closing a gun-law loopholes

Contingent of Tucson survivors of gun violence go to Washington, D.C.,to seek support for closing a gun-law loopholes

A contingent of Tucson survivors of gun violence, including some from the Jan. 8, 2011, mass shooting, traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to seek congressional support for closing a loophole in national gun laws.

February 17, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Obama is right to go big in reforms to stem gun violence

Don't listen to those who say President Obama's bold plan to reduce gun violence - including an assault-weapons ban - has no chance in Congress. I seem to recall that health-care reform was deemed impossible, too. Until it happened.

January 19, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Fitz Blog: Tucson survivors to talk about Newtown trip

This is worth attending. Here's the news release I received:

January 16, 2013 11:45 am Comments

Fitz Blog: The National Bullying Assocation

President Barack Obama's broad effort to reduce gun violence will include a proposed ban on military-style assault weapons,high-capacity clips, paranoia and bullying. The National Bullying Association has vowed to fight this response to the Newtown massacre declaring,”My right to bully shall…

January 16, 2013 10:00 am Comments
US border agent kills boy, 16, in Sonora

US border agent kills boy, 16, in Sonora

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot across the border and killed a 16-year-old in Nogales, Sonora, on Wednesday night.

October 12, 2012 12:00 am

North-side road-rage shooter, 25, tearfully recounts 2011 confrontation

A Tucson man told jurors he was "scared out of his mind" when he shot and killed a stranger in a road-rage incident.

October 11, 2012 12:00 am

Tonight on campus: Virginia Tech massacre movie

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and Arizonans for Gun Safety bring a short film about a survivor of the Virginia Tech massacre to Tucson tonight.

March 01, 2011 5:00 am Comments

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