The Arizona Senate approved a pair of gun-related bills Tuesday.

As Congress prepares to vote on some high-profile gun control measures, the media campaigns on both sides of the issue are making a last minute push to get their messages heard in Arizona.

Mohave County has given the green light to workers who want to carry guns into its administration building in Kingman.

The Arizona Senate on Monday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would ban cities and counties from destroying guns turned in at buybacks.

The Tucson City Council voted Tuesday to support proposed state legislation that seeks to crack down on people who fire off guns while intoxicated.

A bill to allow school employees to carry guns is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday afternoon in a state House committee.

The Arizona Senate has approved a bill that lets employees at some rural schools be armed on campus. 

State lawmakers this week will take up two proposals dealing with school safety.

Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is stepping up her effort to place more restrictions on gun ownership ahead of the president's State of the Union address.