on March 2, 2021 at 9:40 pm
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill that allows Utahns to carry concealed weapons without a permit on Feb. 12.
Many groups, including the Utah Gun Violence Prevention Center, displayed adamant disdain for the bill, citing statistics from Arizona, which also passed constitutional carry in 2010. From Utah Gun Violence Prevention Center’s Twitter: “After enacting permit less carry in 2010, the state of Arizona experienced a 44% increase in aggravated assaults committed with a firearm.”
Another argument against the bill came from Edwin Rutan, former city attorney for Salt Lake City and a member of UGVPC’s board, who proposed four reasons why the bill shouldn’t be passed in the Salt Lake Tribune: