“Travel guru says gun laws enough to avoid Arizona - Charleston Daily Mail” plus 3 more |
- Travel guru says gun laws enough to avoid Arizona - Charleston Daily Mail
- Washington Extends Mexico Travel Advisory - KFOX 14
- Gun display enough for travel guru to stay away - Fox11AZ
- Frommer: Arizona off travel list after guns seen outside Obama speech - Birmingham Business Journal
| Travel guru says gun laws enough to avoid Arizona - Charleston Daily Mail Posted: 21 Aug 2009 10:08 AM PDT
PHOENIX (AP) - Travel icon Arthur Frommer says he won't be spending his tourism dollars at the Grand Canyon, or anywhere else in Arizona, because the state's laws allow people he described as "thugs" and "extremists" to openly carry firearms. The author of budget-travel guides said on his blog Wednesday that he was "shocked beyond measure" by reports that protesters openly carried guns and rifles outside a Phoenix building where President Barack Obama spoke on Monday. Frommer says he won't personally travel in a state where civilians carry loaded weapons as a means of political protest. Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon says he spoke with Frommer Thursday and invited him to visit the city to clear up any possible misconceptions about safety.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Washington Extends Mexico Travel Advisory - KFOX 14 Posted: 21 Aug 2009 10:22 AM PDT Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gun display enough for travel guru to stay away - Fox11AZ Posted: 21 Aug 2009 09:46 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) -- At a time when Arizona needs tourism dollars, a well-known travel icon is letting it be known that he will stay out of the state for safety reasons. Arthur Frommer, a founder and author of budget-travel guides wrote on his Internet blog that he won't be making trips to the Grand Canyon State after protesters openly carried guns and rifles outside a building where President Barack Obama was speaking. Frommer said he was "shocked beyond measure" by what he described as gun-toting "thugs" and "extremists." Frommer said he "will not personally travel in a state where civilians carry loaded weapons onto the sidewalks and as a means of political protest." Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon said he spoke with Frommer Thursday and invited him to visit the city and clear up any misconceptions about safety. --- Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Frommer: Arizona off travel list after guns seen outside Obama speech - Birmingham Business Journal Posted: 21 Aug 2009 08:28 AM PDT Images of armed men at protests on Monday during President Barack Obama's visit to Phoenix has led a tourism guru to take Arizona off his travel list. Arthur Frommer said he won't travel to Arizona in the wake of the gun incidents outside during Obama's speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention at the Phoenix Convention Center. Phoenix Police said 12 men openly carried guns during the Obama protests. It is legal to openly carry weapons in Arizona and no arrests were made at the Monday protests. Still, tourism officials worry the incidents may impact Arizona's image with some tourists.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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