Utah: “School Safety Commission” Endorses Strict Gun Control Policies

Yesterday, the Utah School Safety Commission met with the press to discuss their policy recommendations which they believe will make schools safer. Unsurprisingly, their list seems to be the same policy ideas being strongly pushed by out-of-state anti-gun organizations across the nation. During the press conference, multiple policies were proposed that would only burden the rights of law-abiding citizens. Those proposed policies included: So-called “universal” background checks that would ban the private sale or transfer of firearms in Utah. These measures place undue burden on law-abiding gun owners when criminals, by definition, do not follow such laws. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, “universal” background checks “effectiveness depends on…requiring gun registration.” Mandatory storage of firearms, whereby the government forces gun owners to keep their firearms locked up at all times in their own home. This proposal has little to do with making anybody safer and everything to do with making it safer to be a criminal. This proposal would be virtually unenforceable and in addition to these concerns, there are also safety concerns to consider. The mandatory use of a locking device can greatly diminish reaction times under duress. Being forced to fumble with a lock and key in a self-defense situation could mean the difference between life and death. Imposing waiting periods when purchasing a firearm from a gun store. Waiting periods are an archaic relic from before the digital age, since they were originally meant to give local law enforcement time to complete background checks. These […]

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