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Gov. Mark Gordon has signed over 60 bills into law with just days left of the legislative session. He’s also let six bills become law without his signature. They include a repeal of gun free zones, a repeal of the state budget reserve account and tightening abortion restrictions.

Suicides make up a large share of gun-related deaths among youth in the Mountain West. In Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, they account for more than three-quarters of firearm deaths between the ages of 10 and 19.

Vending machines selling ammunition already exist in places such as Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas. A few may come to Colorado later this month. It makes some people nervous in Las Vegas, which marks the seventh anniversary of the worst shooting in U.S. history on Oct. 1 and is still dealing with the trauma of that event.

There have been over 40 homicides in national parks over the last decade. And experts say accidents happen all the time, especially in the water.

A Xanterra employee named Robert Sherman was arrested on July 8 after allegedly making threats about a mass shooting at Roosevelt Lodge in northeast Yellowstone National Park. The threats came just a day after another employee working for the private concessionaire company in the park opened fire at Canyon Lodge and was fatally shot by law enforcement.

A new report examining gun safety across the country shows that levels in the Mountain West region vary widely.

Colorado, Washington, Louisiana, and other states have implemented some version of a safe firearm storage map or public messaging campaign encouraging people to store firearms outside the home while at increased risk for suicide.

More than 100 Jackson Hole High School students walked out of class during the last week of school to protest gun violence.

A candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction is calling for a review of Wyoming's school safety protocols in light of the recent school shooting in Texas.

The Mountain West has some of the highest gun ownership rates in the nation — and some of the least restrictive gun laws. New research suggests those high rates come with big risks.