(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor says state lawmakers should keep an open mind when it comes to discussing gun safety proposals following deadly mass shootings in Texas and other states. The governor said during his monthly press conference yesterday that he would be devastated if a mass shooting happened in Utah and lawmakers had done nothing to address gun safety. He urged legislators to set aside their biases to talk about concrete steps they can agree on. He indicated he would be open to discussing a law that would allow a court to take the guns of people who are thought to be a risk to the community. But he doesn’t support a proposal to raise the legal age for gun purchases to 21-years-old.












