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The proposal says public school students would receive mandatory instruction throughout their K-12 years on how to respond if they encounter a gun. Tennessee has a similar law on the books.

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.

In recent weeks, multiple Utah children have died because of firearms, including an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself. Non-lethal injury figures are already signaling a worrying trend.

Utah’s new school safety law requires an armed individual to be at every K-12 school to protect the kids inside. That includes thousands of young children who attend pre-K or daycare in K-12 school buildings.

The Bureau of Land Management is considering a large shooting range near Payson, Utah. The proposal has some nearby residents worried.

Gun violence prevention advocates are calling on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto legislation that they say could place children in harm’s way by training more teachers to carry firearms on campus.

Craig Robertson’s online threats to the president brought an FBI raid to his house. A journalist interviewed the friends, family and neighbors to get a fuller picture of his life and death.

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

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