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Utah K-12 Schools Can Now Apply for AI Gun Detection

By Giovanni Radtke, News Writer March 2, 2024

  The Utah State Board of Education has sent grant applications for artificial intelligence gun detection to K-12 schools throughout the state.  Rhett Larsen, Utah State Board of Education...

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The History of Utah’s Efforts to Enact Gun Control Legislation

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor June 7, 2023

  Firearms have been a source of debate in the United States for decades due to the abnormally high amount of gun violence in the country. Recently, the New York Times reported guns surpassed car...

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Van Wagenen: Your Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough

By Madeline Van Wagenen, Opinion Editor February 14, 2023

  Living in the United States feels like reliving the same headline over and over again. Every new day comes with a breaking news story of another gun violence tragedy. The 2023 Utah Legislative...

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Cowley: American Gun Mania is Deadly

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor June 8, 2022

  It’s been a heavy couple of weeks since the shooting at Uvalde Elementary School left 21 people dead, including 19 children and two teachers. Unfortunately, the reality of living in America...

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U Students Express Opinions about Guns on Campus

By Kailey Gilbert, News Writer October 6, 2021

  On Feb. 12, 2021, Gov. Spencer Cox signed House Bill 60, allowing for concealed carry of guns without a permit. Utah is now the 17th State to allow for constitutional carry. This means that “an...

The business end of a Glock 19. Opinion writer KC Ellen Cushman says, If any other cause of death posed as great a threat to public health as gun violence, the Utah legislature would be passing legislation to mitigate the risk. (Photo by: Justin Prather | The Utah Chronicle).

Cushman: Elected Officials Should Prioritize Public Safety Over Partisan Agendas

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer February 29, 2020

  The short length of Utah’s legislative session can make it hard to keep up with all the legislation being passed, but one bill that should not be ignored or lost in the fray of these final...

Starr: Asylum for Your Assault Rifle?

Starr: Asylum for Your Assault Rifle?

By Kennedie Starr, Opinion Writer February 26, 2020

Last month, commissioners voted unanimously to make Uintah County a “Second Amendment Sanctuary County.” The ordinance seats the county as the first and only municipality in Utah to designate itself...

A broken down Glock 19.
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Barron: Proposed Gun Reform Bills Promote Accountability and Must Be Passed

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer February 7, 2020

  There were 33 mass shootings in 2019, nine of which occurred in public places. Just a few weeks into the new year, a Grantsville teen shot and killed his mother and three siblings in one of the...

U Professors Research Suggests that Preventive Methods can Save Lives of Military Personnel

U Professor’s Research Suggests that Preventive Methods can Save Lives of Military Personnel

By Jacob Rueda August 24, 2019

A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed that a number of military personnel with suicidal tendencies are at greater risk of self-harm because they keep firearms...

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Barron: I Applied for my Concealed Carry Permit Without Ever Touching a Gun

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer March 8, 2019

    As I searched for a seat in the crowded hotel meeting room, I looked around at the other students enrolled in the mandatory course. I passed a businessman muttering into his Bluetooth,...

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