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House debates, then encircles bill targeting altered toy guns in public
Summary
Lawmakers debated a bill to address realistic-looking altered toy guns and to create an educative enforcement path for juveniles. After extended floor discussion and amendments, the House voted to "encircle" the bill (set it aside) for further consideration.
The Utah House considered a third substitute of HB 1-87, Imitation Firearm Amendments, a measure prompted by high-school reports and police concerns about toy guns altered to look like real firearms.
Sponsor Representative Fitzsimmons described the bill as aimed at preventing dangerous misunderstandings, saying the measure makes unlawful for minors to knowingly possess altered toy guns in public spaces where they might be mistaken for real firearms. He emphasized the bill is designed as an educative tool rather than a punitive measure: a warning typically precedes any citation.
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