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Measure to allow parents to avoid crime charges for carrying guns on campuses advances
A measure given preliminary House approval Wednesday would make it legal for any parent who has a child at a school to bring a firearm onto the campus and into the school itself if they possess a state-issued permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Senate again kills bill allowing concealed weapons in public buildings
State senators voted Tuesday to forever block cities from requiring background checks when people sell weapons at gun shows.
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.
Brewer vetoes bill to allow concealed weapons in public buildings
Arizonans will not be allowed bring their guns into public buildings, at least not this year.
House vote could expand use of concealed weapons in public buildings
Saying Arizonans have "God-given rights to defend themselves,'' the state House voted Wednesday to let anyone with a permit to carry a concealed weapon bring it into many public buildings.
Lopez makes emotional appeal for gun controls
Sen. Linda Lopez, a Tucson Democrat, choked back tears as she spoke about Gabriel Giffords at a Jan. 10 press conference announcing a proposal to require universal background checks and limit ammunition clips to 10 bullets.
Arizona AG proposes arming 1 educator per school
In the wake of the Connecticut school shootings, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is proposing a plan to allow one educator in each school to carry a gun.
House approves concealed weapons bill
The Arizona House voted Thursday to make the state the third in the nation to allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit, sending the governor a bill that would allow Arizonans to forego background checks and classes that are now required.
Cheuvront amends Pearce’s concealed-weapons bill
It took cunning and persistence to outmaneuver one of the most powerful Republicans in the Arizona Legislature, but, so far, Sen. Ken Cheuvront seems to have pulled it off.
Two gun bills passed by Senate panel
A bill that makes significant changes to the state’s laws regarding concealed weapons was passed by a party-line vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 1 Republicans on the […]
Senate panel approves 3 weapons bills, holds two others
A handful of bills aimed at easing restrictions on weapons were approved by a Senate committee on Jan. 25. One of the bills, S1021, would justify deadly force if a […]
Gun fight brewing at Legislature
Arizona's gun laws are already among the most permissive in the nation, but that's not good enough for gun-rights advocates who are taking aim at restrictions on who may carry guns, where they may carry them and when they may use them to shoot people.
