The Gun Report: September 24, 2013 Do you live in a state that doesn't allow concealed-carry? No problem! Utah is there for you. Tim Murphy, a reporter for Mother Jones's Washington, D.C. bureau, was able to obtain a conceal-carry permit at a mom-and-pop firearms instruction shop outside Baltimore, Md., that has been certified by the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification to teach nonresidents firearm safety. Despite not living in Utah - Washington D.C., Murphy notes, is "a city that holds concealed handguns in roughly the same esteem as working escalators" - the course is a prerequisite for obtaining a permit, and four hours later, he had one, which made him eligible to carry in 32 states. This is because Utah's concealed-carry permit has emerged as a de facto national ID for handgun owners, as 40 states now recognize some or all out-of-state permits: "In April, the Senate came just three votes short of passing a measure that would have mandated reciprocity for concealed-carry permits - including the ones Utah so freely hands out - nationwide." He continues, As part of a National Rifle Association-backed movement to roll back concealed-carry restrictions, in the mid-1990s Utah became a "shall issue" state. That means it grants concealed-carry permits unless it has a compelling reason (such as a felony record) not to do so. Licensees don't need to demonstrate proficiency with a handgun, and they don't even need to set foot in the Beehive State. They just have to take a class on firearm safety and pay a processing fee (approximately $50) and some of the cheapest renewal fees in the business (as little as 75 cents every five years). Nonresidents now hold more than 60 percent of Utah's 473,476 valid concealed-carry permits, and Maryland alone has 33 Utah-certified instructors. A man, his wife and their three children were shot and killed in a murder-suicide in Navarro County, Tex., Sunday night. The bodies of Israel Alvarez, 33, Guadalupe Ronquillo-Ovalle, 33, and their three children, ages 10, 8 and 4, were discovered by a grandfather who had been trying to reach the family by phone. A .22-caliber rifle was recovered. The couple had domestic violence issues in the past. WacoTrib.com Cynthia Morris was shot and killed by her husband at their home in Oklahoma City, Okla., early Monday. Police say they received a call from Bernard Morris at around 2 a.m. claiming he had accidentally shot his wife. An investigation is ongoing. News9.com A man died and four others were injured in several shootings in Milwaukee, Wis., Sunday. A 24-year-old man was shot to death and a 23-year-old man was wounded at around 10:15 p.m. Shortly after, two men, ages 23 and 24, were wounded in another shooting. Earlier on Sunday, a shooting that stemmed from a fight at a basketball court sent a 21-year-old man to the hospital. No arrests have been made in any of the shootings. JSOnline Two 15-year-old high-school students and a 20-year-old man were wounded in a drive-by shooting near a high school in Chester, Pa., Monday morning. Officers responded to a home by the Chester High Vocational Building and found a trail of blood, which led them to the victims. Anyone with information is asked to call the police. Daily Times Leon Johnson, 71, was shot several times and wounded at a home in Shreveport, La., Saturday night, and Yolanda Brown, 43, was pistol-whipped. Jessie Ivory, 57, was later charged with attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery. Police say an argument between the trio turned physical, and when Brown ordered Ivory out of the apartment at gunpoint, the suspect returned with a handgun. Police believe two people were shot to death in their home, which was then set on fire, in Oakfield, Me., early Monday. The names of the victims were not released, but a neighbor said they were a mechanic and a social worker. Police have arrested Matthew Davis, 32. BDN Maine A 20-year-old man was shot and wounded in a Detroit, Mich., drug store Sunday afternoon. Authorities released a still photo from a security camera showing a man in a hooded sweatshirt standing over the victim with a gun, and asked for anyone with information to come forward. Detroit Free Press A man and his son were shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Brooklyn Center, Minn., early Monday. The two men were reportedly arguing when the younger man shot and killed his father, then went downstairs and took his own life. CBS Minnesota Two people were wounded in a drive-by shooting near the Fairgrounds Housing Complex on the west side of Rockford, Ill., Monday afternoon. No word on suspects. 22-year-old Johntel Crocker was shot and killed after a fight at a strip club in Lexington, Ky., early Sunday. Detectives have issued a warrant for 27-year-old Joshua Lee Tevis. Lex18.com A man was shot and killed in east Oakland, Calif., Sunday night. The shooter remains at large. A man was shot following an argument at a motel in Bellmead, Tex., Sunday night. George Ramirez, 32, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Two shooting victims were dropped off at a Youngstown, Ohio, emergency room Sunday afternoon. Police believe they were both wounded, one critically, in a drive-by shooting. 48-year-old George Howard Moses Jr. was shot and killed by his roommate, who then robbed a bank, in Wilkesboro, N.C., Monday morning. Rainer Johannes Hoedl, 51, allegedly left Moses's body in the driveway of their home before robbing a Wells Fargo. He was apprehended and charged with murder and armed robbery. Winston-Salem Journal A 45-year-old man was shot and killed at a rec center in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia, Pa., Monday evening. The victim and a few other men were on the sidewalk near the entrance when a gunman opened fire. Police say the victim was targeted. NBC Philadelphia A man and woman were shot and wounded in west Philadelphia Sunday evening. There are no reported suspects so far. A man was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds in an Alhambra, Calif., garage Sunday night. A handgun was retrieved on the scene. Two men and a woman were arrested fleeing the area in a Mercedes. A 52-year-old man was found dead in a home near Weatherford, Tex., Monday. Investigators said a suspect is in custody. Two men, 22 and 28, were shot inside a car in Hybla Valley, Va., early Saturday. Police are soliciting tips. Greater Alexandria Patch Two people were injured in two separate shootings in Atlanta, Ga., early Monday. Just before midnight, a man was shot in the arm while running away from someone with a gun, and about an hour later, a man was standing in front of his apartment building when someone pulled up in a car and started shooting. An off-duty police officer was carjacked at gunpoint in the same area on Saturday. Midtown Patch Two men were wounded in two separate shootings on the west side of Chicago, Ill., Monday night. A 22-year-old man was shot in the thigh in the Lawndale neighborhood, and about six hours later, a 40-year-old man was fleeing the scene of a robbery in an alley in the East Garfield Park neighborhood when he realized he'd been shot in the leg. Leon Cott was shot in the head and critically wounded in the driveway of his home in Gravois Mills, Mo., Sunday. Timothy Stovall, 29, was taken into custody a short time later. OzarksFirst.com A 31-year-old man showed up at a Conroe, Tex., emergency room with a graze wound to his head early Monday. The victim told police he was shot during a fight at an apartment. The gunman remains at large. A man was shot in the thigh and wounded outside the Odyssey nightclub in Springfield, Mass., early Monday. The shooting reportedly stemmed from a physical altercation. Police have a suspect in custody. MassLive.com According to Slate's gun-death tracker, an estimated 8,630 people have died as a result of gun violence in America since the Newtown massacre on December 14, 2012.