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Utah House names Browning M1911 as state firearm amid sharp debate, sends measure to Senate
Summary
On Jan. 25, 2011 the Utah House approved House Bill 219 to designate the Browning M1911 as the state firearm, 51–19–4, after a heated debate in which supporters called it an inexpensive historical recognition and opponents said the symbol is divisive. The bill goes to the Senate.
On Jan. 25, 2011, the Utah House of Representatives passed House Bill 219, designating the Browning Model M1911 automatic pistol as the Utah state firearm. Representative Wimmer, the bill’s sponsor, framed the measure as a historical recognition tied to the 100th anniversary of that firearm’s military adoption and to John Moses Browning’s Utah roots. The measure passed on third reading by a recorded vote of 51 yeas, 19 nays and 4 absent and will be transmitted to the Senate for consideration.
The sponsor told colleagues the proposal was “very simple” and described it as a low-cost way to acknowledge a Utah-born inventor.…
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