The court’s about-face on an en banc rehearing of a preliminary injunction denial means a Utah man must give up his bump stock while his challenge of the ban goes through the courts.
A bump stock is attached to a semiautomatic rifle at the Gun Vault store and shooting range on Oct. 4, 2017, in South Jordan, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
(CN) A deeply divided 10th Circuit declined Friday to revisit whether the last man in America to legally own a bump stock can keep his device while a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of the devices goes through the courts.
The House claimed dominion over all gun laws within Utah, voting to give the state power to override local laws and even disregard federal regulations.
The Utah House meeting in Salt Lake City passes bill that would grant the state sole authority to regulate firearms, overriding city or county directives and may defy federal restrictions.
A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows that more than half of Utahns believe gun owners should have a permit in order to carry a concealed firearm.