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Attorney claims federal prosecutors withheld evidence in fatal border shooting
In new court filings, Sean Chapman says a Mexican doctor who had performed an autopsy on Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez told prosecutors in 2014 that the victim was killed by the first bullet which hit him in the head. Chapman said the other shots he admitted that Lonnie Swartz fired in the 2012 incident came later.
House committee moves bill giving extra protection to businesses that allow guns
State legislators are altering state laws to encourage business owners to welcome customers with guns by giving them special protections from lawsuits if something goes wrong and someone gets shot.
Arizona official says guns are allowed at private schools
Arizona's attorney general says the state's private elementary, middle and high schools can allow guns on campus.
House votes to forbid enforcement of some federal gun laws
The state House voted 33-21 Wednesday to forbid state and local governments from helping to enforce any federal law, act, order or rule that deals with the personal possession of firearms and infringes on the constitutional right of people to have weapons.
Giffords helps start New Hampshire anti-gun violence group
Helping to launch a bipartisan coalition in New Hampshire, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Tuesday urged Democrats and Republicans alike to be bold and courageous in preventing gun violence.
Arizona ranks No. 1 for gun owners and criminals who want to buy guns
For the third straight year, Arizona was ranked the best state in the nation for gun owners by Guns and Ammo magazine, which praised the state’s self-defense and carry laws, its shooting sports and strong gun culture.
Senate set to debate guns in public buildings proposal
The Arizona Senate is set to debate legislation that would allow residents with concealed carry permits to bring their guns into government buildings.
House gives initial approval to interstate firearms compact
State lawmakers are moving to deny future legislatures – and even future voters – the power to mandate background checks on the private sale of guns.
Arizona Senate Government Committee to hear firearms bill
A Senate committee is set to hear a bill that would allow prosecutors to charge someone who tried to take another person's gun with felony aggravated assault.
Arizona House gives preliminary ok to guns in public buildings
In a move that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars, the state House gave preliminary approval Monday to letting people bring guns into public buildings, from city offices to libraries.
House approves bill to make taking a gun aggravated assault
The House approved a bill allowing prosecutors to charge someone who tried to take another person's gun with felony aggravated assault.
Bill moves legalizing sawed-off shotguns, nunchucks in Arizona
Want a sawed-off shotgun or a silencer for your pistol? State senators voted Monday to let you have them – at least as far as Arizona law is concerned.
