Defend Your Home from Intruders Without Fear of Civil Lawsuit
House Bill 129 has passed both houses of the Utah legislature. This a a great step in the right direction for gun owners in Utah. You shouldn’t have to identify what type of crime an intruder intends to commit before taking some action. This doesn’t change any of the justifiable force laws that dictate when […]
Vetrans Second Amendment Protection Act
On September 9th the US House Vetrans Affairs Committee passed a new amendment to H.R. 2349 which protects Vetrans from being denied firearms due to “mental health decisions.” Previously, when a Vetran had a fiduciary appointed to handle his or her vetran’s benefits, that person was considered by the government to have been “adjudicated as […]
Federal Judge Rules Against California Gun Advocates
A student of ours just sent me over this news story from Fox News. http://fxn.ws/lGt6mR Your thoughts? Does the 2nd amendment give citizens the direct right to carry a loaded firearm concealed? California has stood for a long time as one of the toughest states to issue CCW permits. Something very foreign to Utah CCW holders Jacob
New Utah CCW Law Changes Effective May 10th 2011
On May 10th, 2011 several new laws which directly affect Utah Concealed Weapon permit holders will go into effect. The cooresponding bills include: 1st Substitute S.B. 36, H.B. 214 and 1st Substitute H.B. 257. Non-Resident Applicants If an applicant for the Utah concealed weapons permit is a current resident of a state that recognizes the […]
Utah Citizen’s Arrest:: CCW Myths in Media
I have noticed lately a large number of new stories in Utah where Utah Concealed Carry Permit holders are “holding” bad guys until the cops arrive. Since news stories have a tendancy to leave out facts or paint the picture to their own liking I thought it was about time we confront the issue head […]
2009 Law Changes… Upcoming in 2010
In April of this year the Utah State Legislature passed 2 significant state gun laws. Neither directly effect law as it pertains to Concealed Carry holders but do directly effect all Utah Gun Owners.
Concealed Carry Law Refresher
When you took your class you had to absorb a lot of information in a very short class. I have found in conversing with students both my own and others that somehow facts and concepts become distorted and confused over time. Utah concealed carry laws even change over time so things could just be different […]