NRA official: ‘Culture war’ more than gun rights

HOUSTON — The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a “culture war” that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up emotions surrounding the gun control debate.

Sarah Garrecht Gassen: A good day for criminals who want to buy a gun

Too many senators support easy access to guns for criminals and people who are dangerously mentally ill.

NRA study suggests trained, armed school staffers

WASHINGTON — The Senate gun control debate on the near horizon, a National Rifle Association-sponsored report on Tuesday proposed a program for schools to train selected staffers as armed security officers. The former Republican congressman who headed the study suggested at least one protect…

Seize moment on expanded gun-sales checks

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Will Latinos play a role in current gun debate?

Friends Sergio Arellano and Artemisa Gaxiola, both gun enthusiasts, work on their firearms at Gaxiola's apartment. Gaxiola recently purchased her revolver, and Arellano acquired his gun through a bankruptcy auction.

Will Latinos play a role in current gun debate?

"The gun is not bad. It is how the person uses the gun," says Artemisa Gaxiola, whose gun and ammo are seen above.

Will Latinos play a role in current gun debate?

Artemisa Gaxiola's pink .38-caliber revolver matches her necklace and makeup.

Grieving father's plea should be heard, heeded

Most of our top elected officials probably didn't notice - they were too busy making fools of themselves over an idiotic budget "crisis" of their own manufacture - but something worth remembering happened in Washington this week: A parent pleaded softly for a ban on military-style weapons li…

Target shooting banned at Ironwood Forest Monument

Recreational target shooting is now illegal at Ironwood Forest National Monument, following years of controversy about the practice.

Target shooting banned at Ironwood Forest park

A bullet-riddled BLM sign warns that it's illegal to leave shotgun shells behind at Ironwood Forest National Monument.

Target shooting banned at Ironwood Forest park

Officials said they believed shotgun blasts felled this saguaro in an area used for wildcat target shooting at Ironwood Forest.

Ban on destroying guns of gov't buybacks advances

Citizens surrendered hundreds of guns and rifles at a buyback program in Tucson last month.

Arizona ban on destroying guns of government buybacks advances

PHOENIX - A House panel voted Wednesday to bar cities, counties and the state from destroying guns that are voluntarily surrendered to them, as was done with hundreds of firearms turned in at a Tucson gun buyback last month.

Tim Steller: NRA's 2-faced stance on mental illness

In January 2011, after a wildly psychotic Jared Loughner shot 19 people in Tucson, the National Rifle Association still wanted to make it easier for people judged mentally ill to rearm themselves.

City OKs requirement for background checks

Gun-control proponents Judy Aitken, center left, and Karen Clifton (hands in lap) react after the City Council voted to require background checks for gun sales on city-owned or city-managed property.

City OKs requirement for background checks

Margo Newhouse, center, and Karen Clifton, center right, supporters of the Community Committee Against Gun Violence, share a relevant "Doonesbury" comic strip with Councilman Steve Kozachik before the meeting.

City OKs requirement for background checks

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City OKs requirement for background checks

Gun-rights supporters Amanda Sipes, left, and Jill Henderson taped their mouths shut in silent protest during the council meeting.

City OKs requirement for background checks

Gun shows that allow individual sales without background checks will be prohibited at the Tucson Convention Center.

LaPierre: Single-handedly making pro-gun case seem nuts

The moment that most deserves to be remembered from Sunday's thrilling Super Bowl came before the game, when Jennifer Hudson joined students from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in singing "America the Beautiful." It was a heart-rending elegy for the fallen - and a stirring call to action.