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There are a lot of ways to kick this around, but end of day we're talking about guns. And guns kill, so it's more than "politically incorrect" in my book. Personally, I wouldn't feel more safe waking into a bar knowing some drunk might be carrying heat. To me the idea the state sanctions the combo of alcohol and guns is insane. Would that alone dissuade me from traveling to Arizona? No. But I think it's probably a good idea to mention this issue to prospective travelers...you don't have to editorialize it, but it's worth addressing. Traveler beware.
I'm sure most of you are aware of the controversy Arthur Frommer kicked up in the media last week with his tough stance against travel to Arizona as a result of the state's unusually lax gun laws, which led to demonstrators publicly wielding weapons outside a building where President Obama was speaking.
Regardless of how you feel about guns, Frommer's action is an issue that touches on all of us travel travel writers, and I'm curious to get everybody's take on this, er, explosive topic:
Do we as travel writers have a responsibility to alert our readers about places we consider "politically incorrect" in our view? Or are we overstepping the bounds of our mission as travel writers when we step up to the pulpit?
What do you guys think??
(And if you haven't done so yet, please vote in this week's poll on the Main page!)
Whiny is another good word as is arrogant. I hope this doesn't reflect badly on travel writers as a group. Let's hope in this case "once was enough".
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