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Changes to Utah gun laws gain steam in Legislature, including letting 18-year-olds open carry
Utahns 18 years old and up could soon be allowed to openly carry firearms after a bill cleared its first legislative hurdle on Friday. The sweeping HB133, which is nearly 9,000 lines long, makes a number of changes to the state’s gun laws, most of them very technical. The sponsor, House Majority Whip Karianne Lisonbee, R-Syracuse, said the bill is aimed at “making it easier for law abiding citizens to understand their rights and for law enforcement officers to enforce the law.” But there are also several substantive changes — the most controversial on Friday was allowing ...
