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Bill advances to allow guns in Arizona public buildings
Calling it a right of self-defense, a Senate panel voted late Tuesday to give the go-ahead for hundreds of thousands of Arizonans to bring their guns into public buildings.
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.
Arizona court overturns ruling on bus-stop gun ads
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled May 8 that the city of Phoenix violated a gun-rights activist's constitutional protections when it removed his bus-stop ads saying "guns save lives."
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.
Lawmakers build on state’s reputation as a great place to own guns
Guns and Ammo Magazine didn’t name Arizona the best place to live for gun owners for nothing. Republican lawmakers have consistently deregulated gun ownership, making it possible to have more people carrying guns in more places with less training. That all adds up to some of the most relaxed gun laws in the country, which the magazine cited when putting out its 2013 analysis of state gun law[...]
Supporters renew push for arming Arizona teachers
A bill before Arizona lawmakers this session renews a push to allow teachers to arm themselves in the classroom. Supporters, including Attorney General Tom Horne, say the legislation would protect children and staff in the event of a mass shooting.
Judge dismisses feds from lawsuit over agent death
A judge has dismissed federal employees from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a slain Border Patrol agent over the botched "Fast and Furious" gun operation, noting congressionally-mandated remedies are already in place for when an agent dies in the line of duty.
Opposite of infamy: Arizona to dedicate its WWII memorial
One day after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, thrusting the United States into World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt told the nation that Dec. 7, 1941, was “a date which will live in infamy.”
Seventy-two years later, on Dec. 7, 2013, at an event that represents the opposite of infamy — appreciation, honor and respect — Arizona dedicates its World War II memorial at the east end [...]
Panel: Harsher penalties for straw buyers could curb gun traffic to Mexico
Stricter U.S. gun measures are needed to stem the flow of guns to Mexico, where the weapons are fueling violence and leaving people “under siege” with little hope of help from their government, activists said Thursday.
Obama’s impact
Arizonans find lots to criticize amidst a few glimmers of praise
A huge rise in deportations. Regulatory overreach. Borderlands decimated by off-road vehicles. Operation Fast and Furious. More than four years after Barack Obama became president, liberals and conservatives alike have lots to criticize about what has happened in Arizona during his presidency.
