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Senate advances weapons-transport bill permitting certain carried firearms while hunting
Summary
Senate supporters advanced Senate Bill 18, which clarifies transportation and concealed-carry definitions for firearms and allows firearms used lawfully for hunting to be carried if the barrel is at least 4 inches; the measure passed third reading 27-0 with two absent.
The Utah Senate on Jan. 24 advanced a measure to clarify how firearms are transported and what counts as concealed carry during lawful hunting, adopting committee recommendations and passing the bill to the third-reading calendar.
Sponsor Senator Alaric Marin told colleagues SB 18 grew from last year's weapons task force and focuses on transportation,…
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