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Jeff Flake Slammed in TV Ad by Mother of Aurora Shooting Victim (Video)

By Matthew Hendley Fri., May 17 2013 at 11:25 AM

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Senator Jeff Flake

A Valley mom whose son was killed last year in the movie-theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, slams Senator Jeff Flake in an advertisement that's about to hit Phoenix airwaves, thanks to Flake's vote against a proposal for more background checks on gun purchases.

Caren Teves recently made news after showing that Flake had sent her a handwritten note that "strengthening background checks is something we agree on" -- before he voted against an amendment to strengthen background checks.

See also:
-Jeff Flake Now Claims He Could Support Expanding Background Checks for Guns
-Jeff Flake's Poll Numbers Somehow Got Worse
-Jeff Flake "One of the Most Unpopular Senators"
-Flake Thinks His Popularity Is "Below Pond Scum"
-John McCain Bucks the NRA, Supports Expanding Background Checks for Gun Sales

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arizona, background checks, grassley amendment, jeff flake, john mccain, Manchin-Toomey amendment, mayors against illegal guns, nra

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Phoenix Gun-Buyback Program Lives, After Another Anonymous $100,000 Donation

By Matthew Hendley Wed., May 15 2013 at 8:00 AM

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Phoenix police and Mayor Greg Stanton have announced that another $100,000 from an anonymous donor will keep the gun-buyback program going.

The funds for the program ran dry in the middle of the second of three scheduled dates for the buyback, which started with an initial $100,000 donation. An additional 72 guns were given to police in exchange for nothing after the grocery-store gift cards ran dry on Saturday.

See also:
-Phoenix Gun-Buyback Funds Run Dry, but People Still Turn in 72 More Guns
-Pricey Colt AR-15 Assault Rifle Among Guns Turned in at Phoenix Police Buyback Event
-Phoenix Police Took in 803 Guns in Latest Buyback, but Just One Assault Rifle
-City of Phoenix Gun-Buyback Program Not Affected by New Law, for Now
-Jan Brewer Signs Bill for Gun Rights (As in Giving the Rights to the Guns)

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arizona, greg stanton, gun buyback, guns, hb 2455, jan brewer, phoenix

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Phoenix Gun-Buyback Funds Run Dry, but People Still Turn in 72 More Guns

By Matthew Hendley Mon., May 13 2013 at 11:36 AM

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After the funds ran out for the city of Phoenix's gun-buyback program this weekend, an additional 72 guns were turned in to police.

Phoenix Police Sergeant Steve Martos says a total of 979 guns were exchanged for grocery-store gift cards between the two weekends of the gun-buyback program, which was funded by a $100,000 donation.

See also:
-Pricey Colt AR-15 Assault Rifle Among Guns Turned in at Phoenix Police Buyback Event
-Phoenix Police Took in 803 Guns in Latest Buyback, but Just One Assault Rifle
-City of Phoenix Gun-Buyback Program Not Affected by New Law, for Now
-Jan Brewer Signs Bill for Gun Rights (As in Giving the Rights to the Guns)
-Mayor Stanton Unveils Gun-Buyback Program in State of the City Address

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arizona, greg stanton, gun buyback, guns, hb 2455, jan brewer, phoenix

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

By Ray Stern Fri., May 10 2013 at 5:14 PM

Categories: Guns

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 firearm that might have netted a seller $1,000 to $2,000 on the open market.

The donor apparently needed inner peace more than money.

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Phoenix Police Took in 803 Guns in Latest Buyback, but Just One Assault Rifle

By Matthew Hendley Thu., May 9 2013 at 2:36 PM

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Phoenix police took in 803 guns in this past weekend's buyback program, but just one assault rifle was turned in.

Phoenix Police Sergeant Steve Martos gave us the final count from this past weekend's buyback event, which includes 442 handguns, 162 shotguns, 198 rifles, and the lone assault rifle.

See also:
-Phoenix Police Took in at Least 800 Guns in Latest Buyback
-City of Phoenix Gun-Buyback Program Not Affected by New Law, for Now
-Jan Brewer Signs Bill for Gun Rights (As in Giving the Rights to the Guns)
-Mayor Stanton Unveils Gun-Buyback Program in State of the City Address

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arizona, assault rifles, assault weapons, greg stanton, gun buyback, guns, hb 2455, jan brewer, phoenix, phoenix police department

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Jeff Flake Now Claims He Could Support Expanding Background Checks for Guns

By Matthew Hendley Tue., May 7 2013 at 2:19 PM

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Senator Jeff Flake

Senator Jeff Flake has changed his explanation of why he didn't support an amendment to expand background checks for gun purchases and apparently is willing to vote for expanding background checks.

Flake's stance has been confusing, but Flake has offered up a scenario in which he'd vote for the amendment he recently helped defeat.

See also:
-Jeff Flake's Poll Numbers Somehow Got Worse
-Jeff Flake "One of the Most Unpopular Senators"
-Flake Thinks His Popularity Is "Below Pond Scum"
-John McCain Bucks the NRA, Supports Expanding Background Checks for Gun Sales

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arizona, background checks, jeff flake, john mccain, Manchin-Toomey amendment, nra, public policy polling

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Phoenix Police Took in at Least 800 Guns in Latest Buyback

By Matthew Hendley Mon., May 6 2013 at 4:07 PM

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Phoenix police estimate that more than 800 guns were turned in during this weekend's buyback event, billed as being the biggest gun-buyback event in the history of Arizona.

Those guns will all be destroyed, since the new law preventing the destruction of guns turned over during buyback events in Arizona won't go into effect until later this year.

See also:
-City of Phoenix Gun-Buyback Program Not Affected by New Law, for Now
-Jan Brewer Signs Bill for Gun Rights (As in Giving the Rights to the Guns)
-Mayor Stanton, Unveils Gun-Buyback Program in State of the City Address

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arizona, greg stanton, gun buyback, guns, hb 2455, jan brewer, phoenix

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Russell Pearce, Ol' Buds with Killer J.T. Ready, Now Wants to Be the Poster Boy for Gun Rights

By Matthew Hendley Mon., May 6 2013 at 12:08 PM

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Neo-Nazi murderer J.T. Ready (left) and Russell Pearce.

The Arizona Republic somehow has found it reasonable to give a platform to recalled Senate President Russell Pearce, and in Pearce's op-ed piece this morning, he says he wants to be known for his stance on gun rights.

Perhaps, just perhaps, Pearce isn't the guy to trust on gun "freedom," as his ex-bud, neo-Nazi J.T. Ready, murdered four innocent people, including a baby -- with a gun, naturally.

See also:
-Russell Pearce Blames Victims for Dark Knight Massacre
-Russell Pearce Can't Shake His Ties to Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready
-J.T. Ready the Suspected Shooter in Gilbert Massacre

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arizona, constitutional carry, guns, jt ready, russell pearce, sb 1070, second amendment

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City of Phoenix Gun-Buyback Program Not Affected by New Law, for Now

By Matthew Hendley Wed., May 1 2013 at 12:31 PM

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The City of Phoenix's new gun-buyback program won't be affected by a new law designed to fight the program, but the law could cut down on any future plans for gun buybacks.

House Bill 2455, signed by Governor Jan Brewer, prevents the destruction of guns turned over during buyback events in Arizona, but a spokeswoman for Mayor Greg Stanton tells New Times it won't have an effect on Phoenix's buyback program.

See also:
-Jan Brewer Signs Bill for Gun Rights (As in Giving the Rights to the Guns)
-Mayor Stanton, Unveils Gun-Buyback Program in State of the City Address

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arizona, greg stanton, gun buyback, guns, hb 2455, jan brewer, mary rose wilcox

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Jan Brewer Signs Bill for Gun Rights (As in Giving the Rights to the Guns)

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Apr. 30 2013 at 12:14 PM

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Guns turned over during "buyback" events in Arizona may not be destroyed, according to a bill signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer.

This latest right afforded to firearms is what prompted the Daily Show's John Oliver to declare, "Arizona is such a great place to be a gun, just a [censored] place to be a person."

See also:
-Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayor, Unveils Gun-Buyback Program
-Arizona Again on the Daily Show, This Time for "Protecting Guns From People"

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