Utah is going Constitutional Carry

**scruff** · March 2nd, 2013, 09:21 PM

Looks like Utah is on their way to becoming a Constitutional Carry state. From TTAG:

Yesterday (Friday) the Utah House of Representative passed House Bill 76 along party lines (51 – 17). [Click here for the text.] The legislation is now headed to the state Senate. If passed, the Beehive State would become a Constitutional Carry state; no paperwork or permit required to carry a legally owned firearm. With 22 Republican Senators vs. seven Democrats and a Republican Governor, this one looks to be a slam dunk. While there’s many a slip between the cup and the lip (e.g., will the hugely profitable out-of-state Utah permitting industry lobby against it?), Utah looks set to become the fifth state to have state-wide Constitutional Carry, joining Alaska, Arizona, Wyoming and Vermont. One steps backwards (New York’s SAFE Act), one step forward . . .

I've been wanting to get a Utah permit. I wonder if it will be going away? Or will they continue to issue permits so their citizens will have a permit to take with them to other states?

Either way, kudos to Utah!

**knight0334** · March 2nd, 2013, 09:28 PM

They will probably go the Alaskan way. ....they keep the license as an option for reciprocity and for within GFSZA areas.

There is too much money in the permit scheme to get rid of it completely.

**QuackXP** · March 2nd, 2013, 10:32 PM

Ill be keeping a closer eye on this. I carry in Ohio frequently on the UT permit.

**bluedog46** · March 2nd, 2013, 10:34 PM

Great to hear another state stand up for freedom

**Argentum** · March 2nd, 2013, 10:50 PM

Good for Utah! I wish PA would follow suit but I don't see that happening any time soon. I certainly hope Utah doesn't drop their non-resident permit because it's the only reasonable way to carry in Ohio now that Arizona doesn't have reciprocity there anymore.

**lemko** · March 3rd, 2013, 09:51 AM

I also have my Utah LTCF.

**BobFromBucks** · March 3rd, 2013, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Argentum

Good for Utah! I wish PA would follow suit but I don't see that happening any time soon. I certainly hope Utah doesn't drop their non-resident permit because it's the only reasonable way to carry in Ohio now that Arizona doesn't have reciprocity there anymore.

I also have mine for Ohio carry. I would think one of the companies that put on the Utah training will be able to find out the plan for non-res permits pretty quickly since it could have a detrimental effect on them.