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by David Safier

I've been told the turnout for this event is growing:

Mayors Against Illegal Guns comes to TUCSON
On the National Drive to Fix Gun Checks
www.FixGunChecks.org

Monday, March 28th, 1pm, 101 N. Stone Ave: Jacome Plaza, outside the main library.

Lots of people will be featured, including Dr. Peter Rhee (Chief of Trauma, UMC), Sen. Dennis DeConcini, Tom Volgy, Terry Goddard, Clarence Dupnik, Tony Estrada and Karin Uhlich. Local religious leaders Pastor David Wilkinson (St Francis in the Foothills) and Rev. Jan Flaaten (Arizona Ecumenical Council) are also on the progam.

Also in attendance  will be Patricia Maisch, who, on January 8, managed to get the second magazine of bullets away from Jared Loughner before he could reload, Ross Zimmerman, father of slain Giffords aide Gabe Zimmerman and Omar Samaha, whose sister Reema was killed at Virginia Tech.

Though Arizona's Republican legislators and governor are hellbent on taking our state in the wrong direction on gun regulation, progress is being made on the national level, and this Mayors group is at the center of what's happening.

For more information, read the Press Release from Mayors Against Illegal Guns after the jump.