Gun Safety
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Gun rights extend to protests, advocates say, rejecting Trump aides’ stance after Pretti killing
Gun rights groups are fiercely disputing the Trump administration’s efforts to justify the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents on grounds that he was armed, noting that attending a protest doesn’t limit Second Amendment rights.
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15 years after Giffords shooting, Democrats call for gun measures
House Democrats, joined by former US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, marked 15 years since the deadly mass shooting near Tucson that ended her political career with a renewed call to end gun violence.
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Arizona House committee advances bill incentivizing teachers to carry guns at school
House Bill 2022 only requires 40 hours of training for teachers to carry guns, less than the over 600 hours of training police officers receive.
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Arizona Sen. Wendy Rogers introduces bill to legalize concealed carry at universities
SB 1020 would make it illegal for Arizona’s public universities and colleges to prohibit concealed carry weapons on campus.
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Kelli Butler’s plan to head back to the Arizona Capitol and get things done
Butler hopes voters in Phoenix and North Scottsdale will send her back to the legislature so she can continue her fight for better health care and public education.
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Suspect in shootings of Democratic office in Tempe had over 120 guns in his home, officials find
An Arizona prosecutor said the man arrested in the shooting of a Democratic office in Tempe had more than 120 guns and over 250,000 rounds of ammunition in his home, leading law enforcement to believe he may have been planning a mass casualty event.
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Endorsements from Parkland survivors group elevates gun debate in Arizona races that pit Democrats against NRA-backed Republicans
March For Our Lives, the group founded by survivors of a 2018 high school shooting rampage in Parkland, Florida, has thrown its weight behind Democrats in two contentious races in Arizona.
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Rep. Juan Ciscomani’s ties to far-right Christian nationalist group blasted on Tucson airwaves
A new political ad airing in southern Arizona links Ciscomani to the Patriot Academy, an organization that seeks to force “Biblical principles” on all US residents.
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Kamala Harris has spent decades fighting to protect people from gun violence
While serving as San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris became known for prosecuting domestic abusers. As attorney general of California, her office investigated and seized firearms from those who unlawfully possessed them. And as a US senator, she co-sponsored bills to ban assault weapons.
