crimestrike phoenix gazette editorial editorial a saturday april crimestrike hits town with the chilling reality of crime at the hands of urban terrorists that were noted above a high school student and gang article in the same column we welcome into the ranks of those dedicated to re moving criminals from the streets the national rifle association s new crimestrike project engineered by arizona s former chief assist ant attorney general steven j twist crimestrike is working to reverse the disturbing trend of daily crime it is promoting solutions that can be applied nationally including tough and honest sentencing of the sort that arizona is applying with its truth in sentencing law funding construction and staffing of appropriate prison space ensuring that the system is primed to punish serious youthful offenders strict attention to the rights of victims and citizen and community involvement phoenix will be the home for this national organization the gazette has vigorously opposed many nra policies on issues of gun control and will be resolute in promoting prudent laws that seek reasonable regulation of firearms but crimestrike is an appropriate creation a response to a clear need for more robust vigilance in holding legislators and judges ac countable when it comes to swiftly and surely punishing criminals when an organization has an issue it has an issue and crime strike has it especially when it is willing to direct its dollars to getting criminals off the street we say welcome to town
