A Tempe gun store owner was arrested along with a suspected thief Saturday after the owner fired four rounds at a shoplifter who stole a pistol out of his shop.

State representatives voted Tuesday to scrap requirements for refresher courses for those licensed to carry concealed weapons.

State representatives voted Tuesday to scrap requirements for refresher courses for those licensed to carry concealed weapons.

Fearing new federal laws and regulations, a state legislator wants to provide legal cover for Arizonans who do not want to obey them -- and penalties for federal officials who try to enforce them.

At Chandler’s Guns Etc., Bryant Scatena examines an AR-15 he’s thinking about purchasing sooner rather than later because of fears that the government will curb sales of assault rifles.

“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.”

Thomas Jefferson

Police arrested a man and a 17-year-old boy for breaking into a pickup truck in the parking lot of an east Mesa restaurant, and for pulling a gun on the owner of the business late Monday.

In the Bill of Rights, the 2nd Amendment states “Being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Here we learn that we have a constitutional right to own and carry guns, but with this right comes a big responsibility.

I heard on the radio the report of a broken-hearted mother who lost a child to gunfire. In addition to asking for information about the incident, she added a condemnation of guns and gun ownership.

PHOENIX (AP) — Gun store owners in states on the U.S.-Mexico border are suing the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. At issue is a new requirement that owners alert federal authorities if someone buys multiple high-powered rifles over five days.

PHOENIX (AP) — Gun store owners in states on the U.S.-Mexico border are suing the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. At issue is a new requirement that owners alert federal authorities if someone buys multiple high-powered rifles over five days.

PHOENIX (AP) — Gun store owners in states on the U.S.-Mexico border are suing the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. At issue is a new requirement that owners alert federal authorities if someone buys multiple high-powered rifles over five days.

The man authorities suspect is the owner the gun that a 12-year-old Queen Creek Middle School student took to school earlier this week was arrested Friday for having the weapon illegally.

Months of campaign drama in Apache Junction ended Tuesday as gun shop owner Jeff Serdy trounced his opponent for the city’s only open council seat.

April 19, 2005

"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes." - Thomas Jefferson

To be on a tour Terry Schmidt gives at his new Scottsdale Gun Club is like watching a proud father show off his newborn. The owner of the north Scottsdale facility is quick to point out the bells and whistles that he and others involved in the project have made sure are part of the 30,000-square-foot building.

We’ve all heard the stories about beheaded corpses in the desert, undocumented immigrants who are all AK47-toting weed smugglers and how Mexican drug cartels have taken over parts of Arizona. In the Valley, we constantly hear about kidnappings, home invasions and those two unsolved murders of college kids in Tempe.

In a year when state lawmakers have been quick on the trigger for new gun legislation, Gov. Janet Napolitano stopped a political bullet Monday by vetoing a plan that would have allowed firearms into bars and restaurants that serve liquor.

April 26, 2005