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January 21, 2007

ARIZONA: Proposed law would make armed Minutemen vigilantes felons

Arizona State Representative Kyrsten Sinema, D-Phoenix, has introduced a bill in the Arizona House that will make border vigilantism while armed a felony punishable by up to 18 months in prison.

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema said that her proposed law, HB 2286, is specifically aimed at the Minuteman organization "and other vigilante groups" that patrol the US/Mexico border while armed.

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema is a native Arizonan, and a two-time graduate of Arizona State University, earning a law degree and a masters' degree. In addition to her work at the legislature, Kyrsten is a professor in the School of Social Work at ASU and also practices criminal defense law.