Gun Violence

The proposed bill would require all Utah schools to have either a school resource officer, an armed security guard or a trained and armed staff member readily available in case of a school shooting.

Police records show that 75-year-old Craig Robertson of Provo had a history of frightening people with firearms. Robertson was killed last week as the FBI tried to arrest him for threats made against President Joe Biden.

The FBI said in a statement that Robertson had resisted arrest and pointed a .357 revolver at agents who had come to his home to arrest him. The FBI did not respond to questions about whether Robertson shot at agents.

The family insisted in a statement Thursday that Air Force veteran Craig Deleeuw Robertson would not have committed violence over political disagreements.

As real acts of mass violence become a more common reality in this country, hoax reports of shootings are plaguing schools.

Police records obtained by The Associated Press shed light on Michael Haight’s violent tendencies and the warning signs that authorities were aware of years before the tragic murder-suicide.

School officials are putting mental health at the forefront following the tragic killing of a family in the Southern Utah town of Enoch.

Officials in the city of Enoch said 42-year-old Michael Haight, 42 took his own life after killing his wife, mother-in-law and the couple’s five children.

The governor said he’s asked lawmakers to “keep an open mind” on gun reform.

Curtis, who represents Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, said lawmakers needed to “take the time it takes to get this right.”

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

Democratic state Senator Derek Kitchen wants to raise the legal age to buy a gun in Utah from 18 to 21.