H.B. 149 Prohibition On Certain Restrictions On Firearms
Currently a person cannot have a firearm in their residence, which means "an improvement to real property used or occupied as a primary or secondary residence", if they sign a lease agreement or other document with a landlord (owner of the property) for an apartment, room of a house, condominium, duplex, townhome, etc. which specifically... Read More
H.B. 115 Dangerous Weapon Custodian Liability
This Bill Was Tabled (Failed) This bill is the same as a Bill (H.B. 190 Liability of Firearm Custodian) also known as “Lauren’s Law” which failed in the 2019 Legislative Session. The following is the same text from our post last year because it's the same Bill, just a different title. Let's start off with... Read More
2020 Legislative Session
Post Updated: March 13th, 2020 Original Post: January 10th, 2020 The 2020 Utah Legislative Session began on January 27th and ended on March 12th. Unless otherwise stated in a Bill, if passed and signed by Governor Herbert, it will become effective on May 12th, 2020. The following Bills are firearm, security and/or self-defense related. Each... Read More
Salt Lake County Bans Private Sales At Gun Shows In County Facilities
Before we get into the ridiculousness of what happened, let's get something straight. All firearm sales by Federal Firearm License (FFL) dealers at gun shows are required by Federal law to conduct a background check on potential buyers. The "gun show loophole" as gun control advocates call it, is about private sales of firearms which... Read More
Puerto Rico Now Recognizes ALL States Permits To Carry A Concealed Firearm
YES!! You read that right! Effective January 1st, 2020 Puerto Rico will honor ALL states permits to carry a concealed firearm On December 11th, 2019, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced signed Act No. 168. into law. You can learn more by reading a great article Ammoland.com wrote about this new law here. We have also... Read More
2019 Legislative Session
Post Updated: March 29th, 2019 Original Post: January 28th, 2019 The Utah Legislative Session began on January 28th, 2019 and ended on March 14th, 2019. The following Bills are firearm and self-defense related. Each Bill has its own post explaining what it is, if we support it , oppose it , and its current status.... Read More
H.B. 109 Universal Background Checks for Firearm
This Bill Was Tabled (Failed) NOTE: This Bill is the same as H.B. 418 Universal Background Checks for Firearm Purchasers which failed to pass in the 2019 Legislative Session. This Bill would require anyone who wanted to sell a firearm to another person (private sale) to both, seller and buyer, go to a Federal Firearm... Read More
H.B. 418 Universal Background Checks for Firearm Purchasers
This Bill failed the 2019 Legislative Session H.B. 418 Universal Background Checks for Firearm Purchasers Sections Affected: U.C.A. 76-10-501. Definitions. Sections Enacted: U.C.A. 76-10-526.1. Transfer of firearm between unlicensed persons. Under this Bill it would; • Defines terms; • Requires background checks for the transfer of a firearm between persons who are not federal firearms... Read More
H.B. 477 Property Owners Amendments
This Bill failed the 2019 Legislative Session H.B. 477 Property Owners Amendments Section Affected: U.C.A. 57-22-4. Owner's duties. U.C.A. 57-22-5.1. Crime victim's right to new locks -- Domestic violence victim's right to terminate rental agreement -- Limits an owner relating to assistance from public safety agency. Section Enacted: U.C.A. 57-24-103. Restriction on certain prohibitions. This... Read More