Gun Policy News
Out-of-state No-shows Hold 1 in 3 of Utah's Hidden Handgun Permits
23 June 2008
Salt Lake Tribune (Utah), Editorial
There's a gunfight shaping up in the Utah Legislature. Gun advocates who want Utah to continue to arm the nation versus government bureaucrats and gun-control advocates who see the dangers in Utah's permissive concealed-carry permitting system.
Utah permits are the Tootsie Pops of concealed-carry permits: easily obtained, inexpensive, long-lasting and unhealthy, for Utahns and the nation as a whole. More than a third of Utah's 100,000-plus permits are in the hands of... (GunPolicy.org)