Constitution Of Utah Firearm Laws
The Utah Constitution's protections for keeping and bearing arms, including the Utah statutes governing firearms, concealed carry, and dangerous weapons.
Utah Constitution — Article I
Article I, Section 6 — Right To Bear Arms
The individual right of the people to keep and bear arms for security and defense of self, family, others, property, or the state, as well as for other lawful purposes shall not be infringed; but nothing herein shall prevent the Legislature from defining the lawful use of arms.
Article I, Section 1 — Inherent And Inalienable Rights
Section 1 recognizes rights inherent in free persons, including the right to life and liberty and the rights associated with protecting person, family, property, and reputation.
What Article I, Section 6 Protects
The Utah Constitution expressly protects the individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense, family defense, defense of others, property, the state, and other lawful purposes.
The Legislature may define the lawful use of arms. The constitutional protection does not automatically eliminate restrictions imposed by otherwise valid Utah or federal firearm laws.
Utah Firearm Laws
Title 53 — Public Safety Code
Chapter 5a — Firearm Laws
Includes general Utah firearm laws, federal firearm enforcement provisions, concealed firearm permits, state-made firearms protections, firearm safe harbor provisions, and firearm sale and purchase requirements.
Title 53 — Chapter 5b, State-Made Firearms
The state-made firearms provisions address manufacturing firearms under Utah law.
Title 53 — Chapter 5c, Firearms Safe Harbor
These laws provide for the voluntary commitment of firearms and voluntary restrictions involving firearms.
Title 53 — Chapter 5d, Lawful Commerce In Arms Act
Utah law addresses definitions and limitations on liability concerning lawful commerce in firearms.
Utah Criminal Code — Weapons
Title 76, Chapter 11 — Weapons
Utah's criminal statutes establish definitions, weapons offenses, restrictions on dangerous weapons, and categories of persons prohibited from possessing dangerous weapons.