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Utah House rejects bill mandating firearm warning signs after restoring civil-liability language
Summary
The House debated Substitute House Bill 82, which would have required warning placards at points of sale and in hunting proclamations and initially removed a civil-liability reference; an amendment to restore liability language passed but the bill failed on the floor 34-39.
Substitute House Bill 82, which would have required warning labels reminding firearm purchasers and hunters of safe handling and storage, failed on the House floor after an amendment restored language referencing civil liability.
Representative David M. Jones, sponsor of the substitute, told colleagues the bill’s purpose was to “remind those gun owners of their common sense responsibility to safely store and handle and use firearms.” He described two placements for the…
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