Guns

Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, and Salt Lake C...
Nick Wyatt

No more plea bargains for gun crimes announces Salt Lake County DA

Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says his office will no longer offer plea bargains in cases of violent crime involving a firearm.
5 years ago
a person holds a gun, experts urge gun safety after increased gun deaths...
Nick Wyatt

Concealed firearm permit applications drop after new Utah law takes effect

Concealed firearm permit applications are down in Utah after the state passed a permitless "Constitutional Carry" law earlier in 2021.
5 years ago
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Nick Wyatt

Salt Lake City police response times getting longer

New data from the Salt Lake City Police Department shows increases across three call priorities throughout 2021.
5 years ago
NAACP Flag, VETERANS day utah, America...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: What kind of Americans do we want to be?

Isn't it possible that we could embrace our strength, our individuality as free people, and learn to carry responsibilities with rights more sensibly?
5 years ago
Utah guns...
Nick Wyatt

U.S. Marshals are finding more guns on wanted fugitives in Utah

More guns are ending up in the hands of wanted fugitives in Utah, according to the U.S. Marshals Service office in Salt Lake City.
5 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Ban on assault weapons/high-capacity magazines likely shot down

President Joe Biden's efforts to once again ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are likely to be shot down in the Senate.
5 years ago
background checks...
Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Expanding background checks on Utah gun sales is shot down again

A Salt Lake City lawmaker is trying once again to pass his bill on expanding background checks on firearms sales in Utah.
5 years ago
FILE -- Ross McGarvey, left, and David McWilliams practice their target shooting at the gun range a...
John Wojcik

Utah Senate supports bill to drop concealed carry gun permits

The Utah Senate is poised to pass a bill that would drop concealed carry gun permits. An initial 23 to 6 vote went along party lines.
6 years ago
states mull concealed carry without permit...
Simone Seikaly

States eye allowing concealed carry of guns without a permit

Fifteen states already allow concealed carry without a permit, and lawmakers in nine others have proposed allowing or expanding the practice.
6 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Should Utah get rid of conceal carry permits? At least one state lawmaker thinks so

A new bill in the Utah legislature would get rid of conceal carry permits. Supporters of the bill say it would protect people's rights, but opponents have safety concerns. 
6 years ago
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John Wojcik

Armed protestors march to state capitol, no violence reported

A weekend march to the state capitol was attended by protesters from two separate, armed groups. The joint gathering lasted a couple hours and no cases of violence are being reported.
6 years ago
TSA guns...
Cami Mondeaux

TSA reports more guns found in luggage as passengers return to airports

As airports begin to see a five-month high in air traffic, TSA reports finding guns in passenger carry-on bags -- with 80% of these guns loaded. 
6 years ago
Utah man gun...
Michele Rowe

Utah man charged, accused of threatening people displaying a Trump flag

A Utah man has been cited with 28 separate charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at people over the 4th of July weekend for having a Trump flag on their ATVs.
6 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Gun bills bite the bullet, lawmakers aim for next year

Utah lawmakers shot down a series of gun bills, including universal background checks and proposed red-flag laws, in the 2020 Legislative Session.
6 years ago
gun control Utah Salt Lake County...
Paul Nelson

Bill granting control of Utah gun laws to the state passes committee

A bill giving most of the control over Utah gun laws to the state passed through committee on Wednesday.
7 years ago
Utah Shooting Sports Council Chairman Clark Aposhian demonstrates how a bump stock works when attac...
Curt Gresseth

Liv Mic: Uintah County is first in state to become “Second Amendment sanctuary”

Uintah County passes ordinance to designate itself a "Second Amendment sanctuary."
7 years ago
murray boy shot...
Colby Walker

3-year-old Murray boy in stable condition after shooting himself

Police say that a 3-year-old Murray boy is in stable condition after being shot this morning.
7 years ago
background checks...
Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Dem seeks universal background checks on almost all gun sales

A Utah Democratic lawmaker -- and gun owner -- wants to make almost all sales of firearms subject to universal background checks.
7 years ago
Jenny Wilson background checks...
Curt Gresseth

OPINION: Background checks for all gun show sales likely to face challenge

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is requiring all gun-show sales to undergo background checks. In this editorial, Lee Lonsberry writes this is overreach.
7 years ago
gun shows...
Mary Richards

Salt Lake County requires background checks for purchases at gun shows (updated)

Currently, sales by licensed dealers at gun shows require background checks already, but private sales are not subject to background checks.
7 years ago
drug cartels...
Curt Gresseth

After deadly ambush, Sen. Mike Lee talks striking back at Mexican drug cartels

After drug cartels massacred nine U.S. citizens, Sen. Mike Lee says time is running out for the Mexican government to crack down on cartel violence.
7 years ago
Guns for sale at The Gun Vault in South Jordan Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. (Deseret News file)...
Matthew Brooks

Virginia counties approve ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries’

Local officials in a handful of Virginia counties have voted to honor and defend gun rights by declaring their counties to be “Second Amendment Sanctuaries.”
7 years ago
Kelli Pierce

Gun bill advances in the Utah Legislature while red flag law hits a snag

A bill gaining support in the Utah Legislature would make it illegal to possess a gun with its serial number or other identifiable markings rubbed off.
7 years ago
Paul Nelson

Man fires gun outside fitness center, reportedly high on meth

The Tooele County Sheriff’s Office have a man in jail who reportedly pointed a gun at someone outside of a fitness center
7 years ago