January 09, 2013 4:39 AM
..."I've been getting threats," (click here) Kozachik says. "I've been getting emails. I've been getting phone calls in the office trying to shut this thing down or 'We're going to sue you' or 'Who do you think you are?' "
Todd Rathner, an Arizona lobbyist and a national board member of the NRA, may sue. He has no problem with the gun buyback, but he does have a problem with the fate of the guns once police take possession of them."We do believe that it is illegal for them to destroy those guns," he says....
That was then in January. Ready for one? All that money spent to make the streets of Tucson safer, right? Forget it. There are a bunch of rich men seeking to cause more deaths.
TUCSON, Ariz. March 27, 2013 (AP)
A former mayoral candidate in Tucson, Ariz., (click here) is launching a privately funded program to provide residents of crime-prone areas with free shotguns so they can defend themselves against criminals.
Shaun McClusky said the program modeled after one recently launched in Houston would provide training and enough money to buy a basic shotgun to residents who pass background checks, the Arizona Daily Star (http://bit.ly/10hCTiP) reported Wednesday.
Donors have committed about $12,000 to the program that McClusky said could start handing out guns within 60 days, the newspaper said.
McClusky said citizens need to do more to protect themselves because city government is failing to do the job.
"We need to take back our city, and it needs to come back to the citizens and not the criminals," he said....
Gun give aways in March in some of the most troubled areas of the city. These men have too much money. Now Tucson is going to have to have another gun by back program in the areas where these guns were distributed and hope they get them all back again.
The men carrying out this program need to be held responsible for their irresponsible actions. They need to be arrested with the first clear violation of the law any of these guns cause.
...Councilwoman Regina Romero said the Midvale neighborhood, one of the areas identified by McClusky, is a safe place where residents "don't need a gun to survive."
McClusky estimated it would cost about $375 to arm each person. The figure would include about $200 for each single-shot shotgun along with a box of ammunition, training and background checks.
McClusky said he learned of the fledgling Houston effort known as the Armed Citizen Project and thought it would be perfect for Tucson.
Travis Pratt, an Arizona State University professor of criminology and criminal justice, said studies have shown that guns increase crime, not decrease it....
I can think of a lot better ways to spend $375.00 per citizen receiving the guns.
I want to know when there are crimes committed with these weapons where EXACTLY they came from because it is going to happen. Promise. This is nothing short of GUN WALKING. That is exactly what this is.
When it comes to candidates running for office or re-election and they back the NRA all one has to do to oppose them is cite a survey stating the citizens in that state or district or city or county believe there should be strict background checks and Senators like Cornyn lie about the wishes of their constituents.
Opposing the NRA candidates are not that difficult. KNOW THE DISTRICT OR STATE OF WHICH ONE IS RUNNING. Don't know it by the opposition's rhetoric, know from the ground. People will win when they understand that long standing establishment Republicans don't carry out their business with their Senate seat, but, conduct others business against the wishes of their own constituency. "Father does not always know best."
