Buoyed by the success of a crime program in Richmond, Va., Phoenix law enforcement officials will launch a new crackdown against criminals who carry guns. The effort, Project Safe Neighborhoods, will target guns and violence and will result in tough mandatory sentences, many of them in out-of-state federal prisons. Phoenix Police Chief Harold Hurtt said on Monday his department will be the first Arizona agency to embrace the national program, which was announced this... (GunPolicy.org)

In the wake of last year's terrorist attacks, Americans widely acknowledged that sacrificing some personal liberties in the name of homeland security was a necessary evil. But now, even some law enforcement officers say that things may be going too far. Several off-duty police officers and sheriff's deputies recently have been barred from KeyArena, Husky Stadium and the Stadium Exhibition Center all public, big-event venues in Seattle after security personnel learned... (GunPolicy.org)