On August 24, 2009
Frommer Chooses to Boycott Gun-Toting Arizona
Much is being made of Arthur Frommer commenting about Arizona’s gun laws on his blog: I will not personally travel in a state where civilians carry loaded weapons onto the sidewalks and as a means of political protest. I not only believe such practices are a threat to the future of our democracy, but I am firmly convinced that they would also endanger my own personal safety there. And therefore I will cancel any plans to vacation or otherwise visit in Arizona until I learn more. And I will begin thinking about whether tourists should safeguard themselves by avoiding stays in Arizona. After his statement was picked up by the Associated Press, it was like trying to get the genie…
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