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"Cops die when criminals get guns. I'm Ari Zavaras. I've been Denver's Chief of Police, Colorado's Director of Prisons, and now, as Denver's Manager of Safety, I know that convicted felons buy guns at gun shows because of the loophole in our laws.
"Amendment 22 will close this dangerous loophole by requiring criminal background checks by unlicensed sellers at gun shows. Amendment 22 could mean life or death to a cop. Vote YES on 22."
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—Ari Zavaras Denver Manager of Safety
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"Cops die when criminals get guns" — Ari Zavaras
Denver's Public Safety Manager, who previously served as Denver Chief of Police and Colorado Director of Prisons, is featured in a television spot in support of Amendment 22, the Colorado initiaitve to close the gun show loophole.
The thirty-second ad joins a previous ad by Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) as part of a $1.5 million media campaign sponsored by the new national non-partisan group Americans for Gun Safety (AGS). This media campaign supports citizen-led referendums to close gun show loopholes in Colorado and Oregon.
Currently, Colorado law allows unlicensed dealers to sell firearms at gun shows without performing the criminal background checks that are required for all sales by federally licensed dealers.
Amendment 22 would mandate the same criminal background checks by unlicensed and licensed dealers at gun shows. Guns used in the Columbine HIgh School shooting and many other crimes were purchased from unlicensed dealers at gun shows—without background checks.
Zavaras was Denver's Chief of Police for four years before becoming director of the state Department of Public Safety. He has spent 25 years in law enforcement and public safety.
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AGS television ad
demands that Washington Stop Playing Politics with Guns and close the gun show loophole.
Safer gun shows
Of the five states that host the most gun shows, three states—Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California—have made them safer by closing the gun show loophole. more
The gun show loophole
What you should know about this dangerous loophole in our laws.
Voters approve
historic ballot initiatives in Colorado and Oregon to close the gun show loophole.
John McCain
with some straight talk about rights and responsibilities. See McCain's video urging voters to close the gun show loophole.
Oregon Sheriff
Dan Noelle: "As a cop, it is tough enough to lay your life on the line without it being easy for criminals to get guns."
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