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Rats and snakes beware: House gives preliminary approval to ‘snake shot’ bill
Republican Rep. Jay Lawrence of Scottsdale is so sure that “snake shot” can’t hurt people, he considered letting someone shoot him with it to prove it. But in the end, Republicans in the Arizona House took his word for it.
House committee endorses bill protecting people from ‘smart guns’
Citing a fear of Big Brother and glitchy technology, Republicans on a state House panel approved legislation that would ensure nobody is required to use “smart guns.”
GOP lawmaker again pushes bill on guns in public buildings
A Republican lawmaker is renewing his effort to allow concealed carry permit holders to carry guns into some public buildings.
Federal court gun ruling won’t affect Arizonans’ rights
A new ruling Wednesday by a federal appeals court will not affect the rights of Arizonans to carry concealed weapons.
Ducey signs two gun bills, vetoes another
Gov. Doug Ducey is refusing to force Arizona to join with other states to restrict what kind of gun laws each can adopt.
Senate kills bill to allow concealed weapons in government buildings
A bid to allow some gun owners to bring their weapons into public buildings has suffered a setback, perhaps a fatal one.
Senators move again to expand rights of gun owners
State senators approved three new laws designed to expand the rights of gun owners, including one that could allow Arizonans who get federal OK to possess everything from grenades to silencers.
Senate panel votes to declare Obama executive action on guns unenforceable
A Senate panel voted to declare Tuesday that the latest executive action on guns taken by President Obama is not enforceable in Arizona.
The better our collective gun skills, the safer our state
In 1818, President James Monroe wrote, “The right to self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.”
Arizona Senate panel OKs bills involving gun, privacy rights
Republicans who control an Arizona Senate committee approved four bills Tuesday designed to protect gun and other constitutional rights.
Gun buyback programs likely to end in Phoenix, Tucson
Officials in Phoenix and Tucson say it’s no longer viable to organize gun buyback programs now that a state law will require the guns to be sold back into circulation, not destroyed.
Arizona police grapple with law on confiscated guns
Some police agencies in Arizona are stockpiling weapons they used to scrap in response to a new state law designed to prohibit agencies from destroying weapons they confiscate.
