Beginning Thursday, cities won’t be able to regulate guns or knives.

SCOTTSDALE - Police in Scottsdale cited rapper DMX for carrying a concealed handgun outside a nightclub.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday rejected a measure allowing a person with a concealed weapon permit in one state to also hide his firearm when visiting another state.

A Senate panel agreed Monday that any Arizona adult should be able to carry a concealed weapon without special training or background check.

Arizonans who carry concealed weapons without the necessary state permit can still wind up behind bars.

State senators voted Tuesday to let anyone who can legally have a weapon carry it beneath a jacket, in a purse or otherwise hidden.

In less than a week, Arizona residents will be allowed to carry a gun in their pocket or purse without needing paperwork to do so.

Siding with gun owners over police, the Senate Judiciary Committee agreed Friday to let people carry concealed weapons without first getting a state permit. The 4-3 vote came despite comments from several police officers who said letting anyone age 18 have a hidden gun will make their jobs more dangerous. Friday's vote sends the measure to the full Senate.

The decision whether to reduce the penalty for carrying a concealed weapon illegally is now up to the governor.

On a 20-10 margin the Senate voted Monday to remove the requirement that those who want to carry a concealed weapon must first obtain a permit from the state.

PHOENIX - A bill approved by the Arizona House would make it legal for a person without a concealed carry permit to have a gun in a closed purse in an automobile.

Are you 18? Not convicted of a crime?

All Arizona adults are just a few steps away from being able to carry a concealed weapon.

Arizona is on the verge of becoming the third state in the nation to let just about any adult carry a concealed weapon.

Sometime this summer, virtually anyone you meet walking down the street could be carrying a concealed weapon.

Arizona is on the verge of becoming the third state in the nation to let just about any adult carry a concealed weapon.

In response to Edward Murphy's Jan. 21 letter concerning those who carry a concealed weapon: Instead of dealing with facts and statistics, Murphy would rather propagate his personal delusions by spreading inaccurate, emotionally-charged accusations. He states that 99.9 percent of those who carry concealed weapons are paranoid, sick individuals who thrive on the possibility of becoming a hero. I don't know how Murphy knows so much about people who carry concealed weapons, but the simple truth is: The great majority of people who carry a gun hope they never, ever have to use it to defend themselves. They are peaceful citizens who believe it is not unethical to protect themselves, rather than Murphy's distorted view that would result in more helpless victims on the evening news.

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.

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