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Gun Safety

Grand Canyon University student Thameenah Muhammad, 17, prepares a T-shirt for a student protest against guns at the state Capitol. Students across the country participated in a March for Our Lives in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Mar 15, 2018

Student protests on gun control at Capitol stir GOP ire

While Arizona House Democrats were introducing students who came to protest for gun control on March 14, a Republican state senator was shifting the blame for a mass shooting in Florida to Obama-era school disciplinary guidelines.

Jordan Harb, 17, speaks at a news conference while surrounded by other student demonstrators at the state Capitol in Phoenix on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Arizona high school students gathered on campuses and met with lawmakers at the state Capitol in Phoenix on Wednesday to protest the kind of gun violence that recently killed 17 young people in Florida. (AP Photo/Terry Tang)
Mar 15, 2018

Ducey aims for ‘school safety,’ not guns to address shootings

Gov. Doug Ducey has promised legislation this year to address school safety in the wake of the latest mass shooting in a school, but what the governor wants and what lawmakers can agree on remains elusive.

Feb 24, 2016

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.

Jan Brewer “not sure” if new gun control needed after Connecticut shooting
May 6, 2013

Hundreds of guns turned in during Phoenix buyback

Phoenix police estimate that several hundred guns have been turned in during Saturday's gun buyback events.

Jan Brewer “not sure” if new gun control needed after Connecticut shooting
Mar 27, 2013

Phoenix gun buyback funded by anonymous $100,000 donation

Residents of the nation’s sixth-largest city can get $100 gift cards for turning in handguns, rifles and shotguns and $200 for turning in assault weapons under an upcoming buyback program funded by an anonymous $100,000 donation.

Feb 6, 2012

Guns-on-campus proposal is clearer, but still highly controversial

Gov. Jan Brewer last year rejected a proposal that would have allowed guns on campuses because it lacked “clarity.”

This year, gun proponents have revived the proposal — minus the provisions that led to Brewer’s veto.

Jul 15, 2011

Klein’s gun gaffe triggers criticism, but political impact unlikely

Despite all the attention it drew, the controversy surrounding Sen. Lori Klein pointing her handgun at a reporter’s chest while she was showing it during an interview is unlikely to result in any lasting implication for gun legislation in Arizona.

Mar 3, 2011

Senate OKs gun rights expansion bill

The Arizona Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill that would prevent most government agencies from banning guns in their buildings and events unless they install airport-style security screening.

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