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Kidnapping at Elementary School Stopped by Armed Teacher
An armed teacher intervened after a man attempted to kidnap an elementary school child from the playground. The teacher fired no shots, the suspect is in custody, and the child is physically unharmed. Stories You May Not Hear About Elsewhere: You may not have heard about this incident. Incidents involving the justified, life-saving use of…
Read MoreUtah Governor Signs Constitutional Carry Bill Into Law
Updated 02/24/21 Governor Spencer Cox signed several different bills into law last week. One bill was the Constitutional Carry bill, HB 60. Constitutional Carry… also known as permitless carry, will make it so that anyone who legally meets the requirements can lawfully carry a concealed gun without a permit. The criteria to meet are that…
Read MoreUtah CCW: Are You Required to Notify Police?
One of the more commonly asked questions about carrying a concealed weapon in the state of Utah is whether or not you are required by law to announce to a police officer you are in possession of a loaded firearm. According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, there is no law that says you…
Read MoreLove Triangle Ends Badly
According to Logan Police Department (LPD) Captain Tyson Budge, 23-year-old Jordan Oakden was staying at the home of her boyfriend and his mother, when her ex-boyfriend showed up at the house uninvited early Friday morning. Captain Budge says 23-year-old Dylan Milian arrived at the home on Riverbend Road at around 6:30 a.m. after texting back…
Read MoreDoes Utah Accept Online Concealed Carry Classes?
UPDATE: The below article was written prior to Jan 1st, 2021 and at the time it was written one could take an online class and apply for a Virginia non-resident permit. That is NO LONGER TRUE. This article is outdated and the reader should note that Virginia no longer accepts online training. The main takeaway?…
Read MoreState Fee Changes for the Utah Concealed Firearms Permit
It has been many years since an increase; in fact, I’ve not seen an increase ever in over a decade. During the past few years we’ve seen 4 separate drops in the state fees. When I applied for the
Utah CFP, I paid a whopping $65.25 after paying $60 for the required class.
Utahns Oppose Constitutional Carry in New State Poll
A new poll from UtahPolicy.com and Dan Jones & Associates shows that the majority of Utahns are against the constitutional carry measure, or the ability to carry a concealed firearm without a permit.
Read MoreUtah Open and Concealed Carry Law
This article is meant to take a look at Utah’s open and concealed carry laws so that you folks can get a better idea what is and is not legal in the state.
Read MoreOpen-Carry Restaurant Forced to Conceal Guns
Photo courtesy of standard.net Ogden’s only open-carry restaurant, Sea Bears Ogden Fish House will no longer be able to be Ogden’s only open-carry restaurant. For more than a year now, owners, employees, and patrons of the restaurant have been allowed and encouraged to open-carry the firearm of their choice into the establishment. But with the…
Read MoreWhen Does Citizens Arrest Become Aggravated Assault
In 2009 I received an unusual call from a student of mine. He told me over the phone that he had been ordered by a judge to re-take my class. That raised a red flag and when he came to the class I asked for the story. I’ll paraphrase but in short this is what…
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