Gun Issues

Utahns ages 18-to-20 can already carry a concealed gun, but House Majority Whip Karianne Lisonbee’s bill would allow them to carry it openly.

The board of the nonprofit Civilian Marksmanship Program voted to withdraw their plans after community pushback.

During this school year and last, the private security company contracted by the Granite School District has struggled with turnover.

When students at East, West and Highland high schools in Salt Lake City return from fall break on Oct. 17, they’ll be met with new weapons detectors and security guards.

Two Highland High School students brought handguns to school on Monday, according to Salt Lake City Police. Both students were arrested and the school went into a “secure alert.”

“Background checks and updating our background check technology is something that I think is an appropriate federal responsibility,” said the Utah Republican.

The time long awaited by gun-rights advocates has come, as the conservative court examines how far a state may go in regulating an individual's right to carry a gun outside the home.

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Officials said one male suspect is in custody. The attack comes less than a week after a series of shootings in Atlanta.

Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill into law Friday that will remove the requirement for Utahns over the age of 21 to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm.

Some Utah lawmakers want to allow residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit, saying they trust law abiding citizens to act responsibly. But critics aren’t so sure that’s true across the board.