A federal jury has convicted a Utah man of illegally importing and selling devices to convert semi-automatic handguns into fully automatic weapons. Gary Hill was accused of importing from China and selling conversion devices for Glock handguns in Utah without having paid a special occupation tax or registering as required […]
A Kaysville man accidentally shot himself in the foot while hunting for Elk near Fishlake. Sevier County deputies and Search and Rescue were paged out on Monday Oct. 7 to search for a missing 20-year-old man from Kaysville. Mason Bakker and his father were hunting for elk in the Lost […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah airport security authorities have intercepted seven guns in seven days at the Salt Lake City International Airport. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the state Transportation Security Administration discovered the weapons during routine screening of carry-on bags from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9. Authorities say all […]
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP) — A Utah school district is praising two elementary school students who reported to a school bus driver that they’d found a handgun in a snow bank at their bus stop. A note sent to parents by the Alpine School District calls the boys heroes for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker is proposing a measure that would hold gun owners liable if they lend out firearms used in crimes, even if they weren’t aware of the borrowers’ intentions. Democratic state Rep.-elect Andrew Stoddard is calling the measure “Lauren’s Law” after the 21-year-old University […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A recent study says about 85 percent of all firearm deaths from 2006 to 2015 in Utah were the result of suicide. The study, conducted by Harvard researchers and overseen by the Utah Department of Human Services, was presented to lawmakers Wednesday. The report says […]
