Utah has weak gun laws overall and a correspondingly high gun death rate. Lawmakers owe it to their constituents to take action to reduce gun violence in their state.
In 2018, Utah expanded its already dangerous “stand your ground” law, making public confrontations more likely to turn deadly. In 2021, Utah had the 16th lowest gun death rate among the states. Utah also supplied crime guns to other states at the 27th highest rate among the states. Utah exported crime guns at more than twice the rate at which it imported crime guns from other states.
What Utah Does Well
- Domestic violence gun laws
- Certain child access prevention laws
- Extended background check period
- State database background checks
What Utah Is Missing
- Universal background checks
- Gun owner licensing
- Extreme risk protection orders
- Assault weapon restrictions
- Large capacity magazine ban
- Waiting periods
- Strong concealed carry law
- Lost & stolen firearm reporting
- Open carry regulations
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