In Arizona, Gun Control Advocates Bring Campaign To Giffords' Backyard

[jpak]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/28/-arizona-gun-control-advocates-giffords_n_841449.html

Victims of the Arizona shootings and their families gathered in downtown Tucson on Monday to support a national campaign to improve gun background checks. The event took place just a few miles from where a gunman fatally shot six people, and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 13 others, on Jan. 8, 2011.

Ross Zimmerman, whose 30-year-old son Gabriel Zimmerman was killed in the shootings, said he hoped the rally would help address the need to create programs in Tucson that help gun sellers identify mentally unstable individuals.

"I'm not educated on the details of the gun laws," he told HuffPost on Monday, "but there are some things that are pretty obvious, like background checks."

The rally was part of the "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" campaign spearheaded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The campaign is designed to raise national awareness of flaws the coalition of 550 U.S. mayors sees in the federal system of background checks for firearm purchases.

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[rrneck]

1. Perfect.

"Not educated on the details of the gun laws..."

Lemmings. The lot of 'em.

[lawodevolution]

2. Exploitation