Second Amendment

Utah's self perception was fundamentally changed by gun violence in 2025 between a protest shooting and the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Does that shift also apply to the laws the Legislature debates?

After high-profile instances of gun violence in Utah — including the shooting of Charlie Kirk — some lawmakers hope to have constructive conversations on firearms this legislative session.

Gamboa spoke publicly for the first time since his June arrest in the Salt Lake City No Kings protest shooting. The district attorney recently announced Gamboa wouldn’t be charged.

Utah is “probably the most permissive state when it comes to use of firearms, possession, purchase of firearms,” said Clark Aposhian, host of Gun Radio Utah.

Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas already have vending machines that sell ammunition. The first machines in the West will be in Colorado, followed by ones in Utah and Nevada, says the CEO of American Rounds.

"How much more carnage?" the president asked in his national address on Thursday.

As of early June at least 11 counties in Utah have passed resolutions or ordinances declaring themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries and at least four others are working to do so.

Americans have a tough time talking about guns, or at least talking about them in a way that feels productive.This Thursday at the University of Utah, two…

From behind the wheel of a black Bearcat armored truck, speaking through a PA system, Bryan Melchior had a message for the people of St. Petersburg, Fla.:…

On the first day state lawmakers were able to open new bill requests for the 2019 legislative session, Utah Democrats unveiled one of their top…

Across the country on Saturday, pro-gun groups will rally in support of the Second Amendment. There are demonstrations planned in three Utah cities.A…

Thousands of Utahns, outraged by recent school shootings, gathered at the state Capitol on Saturday as part of the nationwide March For Our Lives…