After Tragedy, Ariz. Looks to Expand Gun Rights
GOP Lawmakers Push for Guns on College Campuses and Decry Gun Control "Nervous Nellies"; Laws Already Among Most Permissive
(CBS/AP) PHOENIX - Arizona has become a national leader in the gun rights movement in recent years as the state enacted law after law to protect the people's right to bear arms nearly anywhere, at anytime.
The shooting rampage that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a former legislative colleague, has done nothing to slow down the Legislature.
Gun rights bills were introduced in the days after the shootings last week, and more proposals are to come.
"I don't think it really changes anything," Republican state Sen. Ron Gould said of the mass shooting. "I don't see how gun control could have prevented that shooting unless you take guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens." ...
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