Tuesday, January 19, 2010

It is already LEGAL to "Open Carry"...

There is no law in Utah that prohibits a person from Open Carry. There is no need to have a license, no need for special training, nothing more than 2 simple rules...
1- You cannot have a round in the chamber (i.e. for a revolver, it cannot have one "in-line")
2- It must take 2 actions to fire the gun (i.e. cock it, or cycle it and then pull the rigger)
The requirements for Concealed carry, on the other hand, are a bit more strict.
1- Take a class
2- Pay your fee
3- Pass Background
4- Locked and Loaded
5- Open Carry on College Campuses (State Owned, not private) require CWP

Why Utah has such strange laws, I don't know...however, maybe there is hope as they look to clarify the law and (I hope) make some changes...

Lawmaker Wants Changes To Concealed Weapon Law

Proposal aims to clarify brandishing of guns

Other information can be found at these sites:

http://www.opencarry.org/ut.html
http://www.goutahorg.org/

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