You are correct. I belive they are puting it into law so that it is specificly expressed that we are allowed to. Just my thought.
You're right, the article is wrong, but the article's error is understandable.bbjoe said:The article stated that "...[Utah] state legislators could be......considering a bill to modify current law to allow people in Utah -- including students -- to carry loaded weapons openly."
:lol:xmirage2kx said:Its like trying to nail jello to the wall.
Per title 76-10-505 a CFP CAN carry OPEN CARRY loaded and a Non-Permit Holder "Utah-Loaded", meaning NOT chambered. Legislature is just CLARIFYING the Law. Both Non-Permit Holders and Permitbbjoe said:I'm a bit confused...why does this CNN article seem to state that open carry of a handgun by a CFP holder is prohibited at public Universities (such as the U of U)? The article stated that "...[Utah] state legislators could be......considering a bill to modify current law to allow people in Utah -- including students -- to carry loaded weapons openly."
Full article at http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/20/cnnu.guns/index.html
I thought that as a holder of a CFP, you are NOT REQUIRED by law to CONCEAL the weapon in areas where you are otherwise allowed by law to carry one. I agree that concealing the weapon is a great idea 99% of the time for all the reasons you guys (and gals) know about.
I think the confusion on interpretation seems to be caused by reading the news article vs. reading the actual legislation. As several here have said before, "news reports have a great tendency to be quite mistaken". The article may have used the omni-applicable word of "people" but the actual legislation they are writing about does not. The legislation they are writing about is a modified version of the concealed carry legislation and is obviously referring to this law applying to those with permits.mqeqeshe said:My interpretation is a little different. Because it refers to "people" being able to carry open and loaded, I don't think it means permit holders. Currently anyone can open carry but not loaded. So perhaps there is a bill in the making that will modify that. Sounds kind of sketchy though since the whole 'loaded firearm in a vehicle or on a street' concept would have to be overhauled. I'm actually pretty happy with the current laws, other than all the private property restrictions.
HB 473 adds this sentence to 76-10-501 (3), and nothing more.mqeqeshe said:My interpretation is a little different. Because it refers to "people" being able to carry open and loaded, I don't think it means permit holders. Currently anyone can open carry but not loaded. So perhaps there is a bill in the making that will modify that. Sounds kind of sketchy though since the whole 'loaded firearm in a vehicle or on a street' concept would have to be overhauled. I'm actually pretty happy with the current laws, other than all the private property restrictions.
It was just a clarification at first, but an amendment was added that prohibited open carry at post secondary institutions. Thankfully, this bill died in the senate.bbjoe said:Huh? I did't think there was any language in the proposed bill that actually changed anything...just a clarification.