Gunsmoke
Bringing a gun to a Tea Party
"The one thing we know about gun control is that it has never provided security", argues former Arizona sheriff and local hero, Richard Mack. Despite a recent gun massacre in Tuscon, the majority still support free gun laws. Heavily armed citizens take Mexican border security into their own hands in this "state with a frontier mentality". With over 100 new civilian militia groups forming in the last 2 years, it is fertile ground for Tea Party supporters. There is no doubt as to who is the real enemy here: "The greatest threat to our God-given American liberty is our own federal government". With the cultural divide between North and South looking dangerously wide, Arizona is becoming more than a state: it's a state of mind.
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