SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) — A bill targeting a new Salt Lake County rule to require gun show vendors in county facilities to run background checks on customers has passed the Utah House of Representatives. The Deseret News reported the bill that passed without debate aims to clarify state […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials are unveiling a gun safety program aimed at preventing accidental shootings that will be optional for schools. The program was mandated three years ago by state lawmakers who have consistently rejected gun-control measures. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes said Thursday at a news […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints already knew they were discouraged from taking their guns to church on Sunday, but it is making sure that message is crystal clear by tweaking the policy to prohibit all “lethal weapons.” The previous […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is calling for increased discussions about mental health and violent video games in response to recent mass shootings, and lamenting that President Donald Trump’s messaging sometimes distracts from the administration’s strong policy. The Republican governor made his comments Wednesday during his […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has lost an appeal of his conviction for illegally making and selling more than 1,400 machine-gun converter devices for AR-15-style rifles. The Standard Examiner reports that Scott Ray Bishop had argued that he was wrongly blocked from offering expert testimony about his converter kit, which […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers Monday, just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampagethat killed 12 people in Virginia. The justices did not comment in turning away appeals from two Kansas men who were convicted of violating federal law regulating […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah gun rights advocate can keep his bump stock, at least for now, as he sues over the Trump administration’s ban on the attachment that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns. The temporary stay handed down Thursday by the U.S. 10th Circuit […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has denied a Utah gun rights advocate’s attempt to block the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks, the gun attachment that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns. The Salt Lake Tribune reports U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish declined last Friday to grant […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers were set Thursday to end their annual legislative session after scaling back a voter-approved Medicaid expansion, passing a long-awaited update to the state’s hate crimes law and reaching a deal to increase the alcohol level in beer. Measures on other hot-button issues failed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A legislative proposal inspired by the shooting death of a University of Utah student that would have held gun owners civilly liable if they lend out a firearm used in a crime has hit another roadblock. The house judiciary committee voted unanimously Monday not to […]
