January 31st, 2008
Utah: Committee OKs bill to allow guns to be kept in private cars
Parking-lot owners would be unable to have policies against guns in vehicles under a bill passed by a Senate committee Tuesday.
“Some people have characterized this as gun versus property rights,” said Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Eagle Mountain. “Really, though, it’s a life right versus a property right. A balance between life and property. When you put appropriate issues on the scales, you find that life does weigh heavier than property.”
The bill does not apply to school grounds, state and local government entities or religious organizations. It requires that the person with the gun be legally allowed to possess and transport the gun, that the vehicle be locked or that the gun is in a locked container and that the gun is not in plain view. The bill also has exceptions for secured parking lots.
Via GunPro.
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