Travel Icon Says He'll Avoid Arizona Because of Gun Laws

Fox News ^ | August 21, 2009 | N/A

[Jet Jaguar]

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.

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[Radagast the Fool]

I’m sure the good people of Arizona are devastated (sarc).

[linn37]

Never heard of the guy.

[Jeff Chandler]

I consider this to be good publicity. It might scare away liberals and attract conservatives to the state.

[wastedyears]

He should be happy they weren’t carried ready.

[mapmaker77]

Another nitwit on a soapbox. Can AZ. survive?

[Richard Kimball]

Texas, Arthur! You’d hate Texas, too!

[Dr. Sivana]

It looks like someone knowledgeable has already updated Wikipedia:

He is also known to be quite a liberally slanted propogandist. His political viewpoints often overshadow his travel viewpoints; in his blog he stated that he will boycott Arizona because he was "shocked beyond measure" that Arizona citizens could openly carry firearms as a form of protest, conveniently ignoring the fact that at least 17 other states allow the same high level of freedom that Arizona does. However, research show that wherever law abiding citizens are allowed to carry arms, the violent crime rates are generally low.

[cardinal4]

Aside from local ordinances, there are no laws against carrying a firearm openly in any states, is there?

[Dinah Lord]

Poor Arthur’s all wee-wee’d up.

[sport]

He won’t be missed.

[gwilhelm56]

Don’t let the Door Hitya, Arthur!

[GVnana]

Exactly. Please Frommer, visit Chicago!

[Frantzie]

Hopefully eneough people to vote out Juan McCain. Doesn’t liberal Vermont allow open-carry and NH?

This grifter POS gets free food, free hotel rooms and free air travel plus payola to write fawing reviews of places that grease his dirty palms.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Is this guy dumb or something? Arizonans have ALWAYS been able to “openly carry guns.” What a moron. BTW Arty, Grand Canyon is still there and still looks the same as it did the last time you were there.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

the state's laws allow people he described as "thugs" and "extremists" to openly carry firearms.

Not only that, they shoot every third "travel icon"...The second one just left.

[roaddog727]

“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.”

He should also be “shocked beyond measure” that there was no Thuggery going on.

An Armed Society is a polite society.

[Radagast the Fool]

quote—Poor Arthur’s all wee-wee’d up.—end quote
Good one!!!

[MarkL]

How does he feel about states where citizens can carry handguns concealed for their protection? I’d guess he wouldn’t want to travel there either. So that leaves him, what 2 or 3 states where he can “spend his travel dollars?”

What a BEM!

Mark

** BEM == Booger Eating Moron

[ALPAPilot]

Good, he can go to Chicago and get shot in the head.

I nominate you for the funniest post of the day.

[GOYAKLA]

Isn’t a “Frommer”, flatulence in a closed environment auto?

[JoenTX]

Yes, how will Arizona ever survive? I’m sure the Grand Canyon, the Pertrified Forest, the Colorado River, the many ski resorts where you can actually ski, and the wonderful winter conditions will scarcely be able to overcome this idiot’s temper fit.

Some people have extraordinarily inflated opinions of themselves. I too have never heard of this either.

[SkyDancer]

The Secret Service wasn’t too awfully worried but this guy is?

[gwilhelm56]

**that Arizona citizens could openly carry firearms as a form of protest,**

Yo ARTHUR... The don’t even NEED A PROTEST to carry a gun around like that... they do it.. because they CAN.. the Constitution SAYS SO.

[jimbo123]

Be sure to boycott his advertisers:

Frommers.com

http://www.frommers.com/

The Travel Show with Arthur Frommer

http://www.wor710.com/pages/48731.php

[MindBender26]

FFrom Wiki:

“He is also known to be quite a liberally slanted propogandist. His political viewpoints often overshadow his travel viewpoints; in his blog he stated that he will boycott Arizona because he was “shocked beyond measure” that Arizona citizens could openly carry firearms as a form of protest, conveniently ignoring the fact that at least 17 other states allow the same high level of freedom that Arizona does. However, research show that wherever law abiding citizens are allowed to carry arms, the violent crime rates are generally low.”

So let the old sissy boy fruitcake travel to places where citizens do not have guns,,,, only muggers do.

Haven’t seen any writing from him on how nice it is to travel to the South Bronx or Cabrini Green, however.

[exbrit]

One less liberal nitwit in AZ, YEAH!!!

[livius]

That’s ok. The Frommer guides were always riddled with errors, anyway, and obviously were not regularly updated. No loss.

[Lazamataz]

Frommer says he won't personally travel in a state where civilians carry loaded weapons as a means of political protest.

Then this bastard better leave the entire United States.

[andy58-in-nh]

He might also wish to avoid New Hampshire, as we also have a well-known tendency to practice our civil liberties, much to the annoyance of those who would deny them.

[Quickgun]

Aging faggot alert!

[ctdonath2]

No FEDERAL law. Some states forbid open carry outright, others require a license to do so.

[kromike]

By the looks of this guy, it seems he'd be a ripe candidate for the Obama Death Panels. However, here in the United Pens of Animal Farm, Mr. Frommer will mysteriously be granted all the free healthcare he wants. Oh, and all his family, friends, and illegal aliens that work for him.

Imagine that.

[andy58-in-nh]

Best post of the day (so far).

[driftless2]

I remember visiting Tombstone a few years ago. A number of the clerks in the stores carried revolvers on their hips. The wife and I were traveling with her sister and bro-in-law from England. I don’t know what they thought about it, but they didn’t say anything.

[weef]

Hey Artie, stay away from Texas while you’re at it!

[Stentor]

Opencarry.org

[Gaffer]

No, when they have complete and utter control sycops like him really won’t be needed. Consider him one of the first for the disolving vats when they start making soylent green.

[Domandred]

Guess he’s going to avoid most of the United States then, because most States allow open carry.

[muawiyah]

Every day is a total surprise to Herr Frommer. He's been to and through Virginia many times, and not once did he notice that we can walk around with firearms ~ WITHOUT PERMITS ~ wherever we wish.

Even Obama comes over here regularly, and buses in crowds from Maryland, for propaganda shows.

There's much less chance of getting shot down like a dog in Virginia than in Maryland where they have the sort of gun controls Herr Frommer would like to see imposed on law-abiding people.

[SeaWolf]

Yet another member of the Statist nomenclatoura spews. Or, could it be that he is ignorant of the requirements of liberty and what history has shown is required to keep it? He would probably like North Korea in either case.

[4Speed]

One can only hope Illegal aliens will do the same.

[coalman]

no,he will travel to states that back socialism and the complete destruction of America by following lord obama to hell-thats ok.

[Waco]

An inordinate amount of the crime is commited by blacks, most of it against other blacks. But considering all crime versus the number of guns, a statistican would inform us that ‘’statistically’’ the amount of crime is zero. We’re a much more law-abiding people than the bueaucrats and commies will have us believe.

[cyborg]

Note to self: No more Frommer’s Guides.

[Beloved Levinite]

Bingo!

[bigheadfred]

Mebe he ought to try Australia. I be willin’ to get up a fund for a one way ticket.