POLITICS

POLITICS

Mike McClellan: We don’t need proof of our beliefs anymore. If we simply hear them often enough, they must be true. 

The clouds over Chandler are growing darker.

SANTA FE, N.M. - With just three words — ‘‘state of emergency’’ — border state Govs. Bill Richardson of New Mexico and Janet Napolitano of Arizona injected a sense of urgency into a long-simmering national debate over illegal immigration.

In response to Andrew Hedlund's article on the current status of gun control in Arizona (AFN, April 29), I would like to make the following observations:

In response to Andrew Hedlund's article on the current status of gun control in Arizona (AFN, April 29), I would like to make the following observations:

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In a year when state lawmakers have been quick on the trigger for new gun legislation, Gov. Janet Napolitano stopped a political bullet Monday by vetoing a plan that would have allowed firearms into bars and restaurants that serve liquor.

April 26, 2005

"A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” — The Second Amendment

LOS ANGELES - Nancy Reagan was heartbroken over Charlton Heston's death. President Bush hailed him as a "strong advocate for liberty," while John McCain called Heston a devotee for civil and constitutional rights.

TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik was thrust into the spotlight to face a nation demanding answers in the aftermath of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. He didn't mince words.

The rampage of violence against helpless citizens in Mexico should be a lesson to all in the U.S. who hunger for restricting, then registering, then ultimately collecting our firearms.

After a long string of political defeats that culminated in the Democratic Party’s loss of control in Congress in 1994, gun-control activists decided to take a new tack.

"A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." — The Second Amendment

The state Department of Environmental Quality will launch an investigation into toxic waste found at a gun range near northeast Mesa after testing that was delayed for four years revealed metals and other pollutants in a septic tank.

Arizona State University football player Loren Wade told investigators his gun "just went off" during a confrontation with former ASU player Brandon Falkner, according to court documents released Monday.

Arizona State University football player Loren Wade told investigators his gun "just went off" during a confrontation with former ASU player Brandon Falkner, according to court documents released Monday.

Fountain Hills’ finances are in order, its growth is managed and the infrastructure is being prudently maintained.

It is beyond belief that we have a handful of senators that want to filibuster to prevent even a vote on sensible gun control. When 90 percent of America is saying universal background checks are needed now. When over 75 percent of gun owners and NRA members are saying the same thing.

Politicians of all stripes are bound to be haunted by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' warning, 10 months before she was shot, to cool the rhetoric.

WASHINGTON - The nation's caustic political climate has become a suspect of sorts in the rampage that left six dead and a lawmaker critically injured in Arizona. Already, appeals are being heard to tone down the rhetoric.