Midvale City, Utah will hold a City Council meeting to discuss what to do about the Midvale City gun laws which are in, if enforced, would be violation of Utah State Law.
I would request that you pass this on and be in attendance if at all possible.
UPDATE: Good news! Midvale City has repealed their city ordinances that were contrary to Utah Uniform Firearm Law. Good job Midvale!
In a political move, Authorities in Nevada have decided that the Concealed Firearm Permits (CFP) issued by Utah and Florida “materially differ” from those issued by Nevada, and are thereby exempt from reciprocity.
In other words, as of July 1st, 2009 Nevada will no longer honor Utah and Florida CFPs.
The reasoning? Nevada permits are valid for a period of 5 years and require live-shooting proficiency as part of the requirements to be eligible for a Nevada CFP.
Utah does not require a live-shooting as a requirement for obtaining the permit, Nevada does.
Florida permits are good for 7 years, 2 more than Nevada’s 5.
Nevada, we feel, is picking at straws and shouldn’t worry about these two seemingly minor issues. Utah and Florida could offer “extensions” to their permit (similar to drivers license endorsements for commercial vehicles or motorcycles) that indicate the CFP holder has been “certified” in live ammunition or has “renewed” their permit at the 5 year mark. We’re afraid of what kind of can-of-worms this might open.
In the meantime, we at Sitting Duck Policy are advising our readers to unload and properly store their firearms before crossing the line into Nevada – or avoid Nevada altogether until they reverse their policy.
I’ve finally gotten to the point where I have to call on the carpet not only those that want to further restrict lawful firearms, but those who advocate against those restrictions as well.
We need to re-evaluate the semantics we use when talking about guns so they accurately reflect what they’re supposed to, not a vague, mass media definition.
Don’t use the term “gun control.” It’s not about controlling guns, it’s about restricting access to firearms by various members of the People: those who are mentally deficient and those with (felonious) criminal tendencies. The correct term is “Firearm Restriction” or “Firearm Access Restriction.”
The only time an rifle is an “assault rifle” is when it is being used to assault someone or something. The rest of the time it’s just a “rifle.”
Just because a gun “looks” scary, or shoots a “high caliber”
A black-powder musket is a type of rifle, but it can be used to assault someone. Is it an “assault rifle?” Of course not. An M-16 “Machine Gun” can be used to assault someone, is it an “assault rifle?” Again, no. It’s just a rifle.
People talk about caliber all the time. When the word is used correctly it simply means the diameter of the bullet (the part that comes out of the end of the gun).
Caliber is sometimes used to describe the power behind the bullet. That’s not right, that’s described in charts and statistics called its “ballistic capability.”
The round used by the military is a .223 or a 5.56, it’s not much bigger in caliber than the .22 that your great grandpa used to shoot at ground squirrels back on the homestead. It’s a very, very light caliber. In fact, pellet guns use a .177 (that’s just 0.023 inches in diameter smaller than the .22), but it’s far less powerful than a .22, which is far less powerful than a .223 (which is only 0.003 inches diameter bigger).
“High-caliber” has never been used correctly. It’s just the “caliber” and it really doesn’t tell the whole ballistics story. Unless you’re willing to describe grains, powder loads, pressure, muzzle-fps, penetration, etc., just call it a “rifle” and not a “high-caliber rifle.”
According to Princeton.edu, a machine is “any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks” and a gun is “a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel).”
By definition, ANY gun is a “machine” gun because it’s a mechanical device that modifies energy (a trigger squeeze) to perform a task (discharging a bullet).
What’s meant by the term “machine gun” is a gun that is designed to fire more that one round per trigger pull. The better term is “Fully Automatic Rifle.”
The term “high-capacity magazine” when used in the mass-media usually means any magazine capable of holding more than ten rounds. Ten seems to be the magic number here, ever since the “Assault Weapon’s Ban” from years ago that banned the sale of magazines that held more than ten rounds. Ironically, the average number of rounds held in the average firearm before the ban was 7.2. After the ban every gun maker found some way to make a 10-round magazine, increasing the number of rounds from 7.2 to 10. Smart.
The full-frame Glock’s held around 13-15 rounds of ammunition before the ban. Those are “standard capacity” magazines. They come standard with the firearm. Sure, you can buy 25 or 33 round magazines, but these are “extended capacity" magazines.”
A chain fed rifle (like the military uses) have thousands of rounds per box. That sounds much more like “high capacity” than 15 rounds does.
Please, call it a “standard capacity magazine” or just a “magazine.”
There are gun shows, but there is no “gun show loophole.” It’s a fabrication by the media to demonize gun shows. Have you ever been to a gun show? Every show I’ve been to I’ve been surrounded by the friendliest, most polite people I’ve ever met. Ever.
When a federally licensed firearms dealer sells someone a firearm there is a boatload of paperwork to go through, including a background check of the purchaser. Go down to any gun store and try to buy a gun without giving them your name and id. Good luck. But gun shows are different, right? Can a gun dealer sell you a gun at a gun show? You betcha, yes. Can that gun dealer bypass the federally mandated background check? Nope, not without committing a felony.
If your friend or relative owns a firearm and you want to buy it, guess what? In most cases you can! And since the seller is a private citizen, and not encumbered by the restrictions that wrap around every sale a federally licensed firearms dealer, they don’t have to abide by those regulations, they’re not required to do so.
Look at your local newspaper’s classified ads. See anyone selling a gun? Ah-ha! There’s a classified ads loophole!
Does your Uncle Bob have an extra hunting rifle that he’s trying to sell? Ah-ha! There’s an Uncle Bob loophole!
Private sales have never been banned, whether from Uncle Bob, the classified ads, or from some guy at a gun show.
Virginia Tech was supposedly a “gun-free zone,” Trolley Square was supposedly a “gun-free zone,” Washington D.C. was supposedly a “gun-free zone,” Columbine was supposedly a “gun-free zone.”
What do all of these places have in common? They all prohibit (or severely restrict) responsible, law-abiding citizens from taking self-defense sidearms into those places. They did not prevent criminals from bringing weapons into the “zone” and committing atrocities. The individuals responsible for the assault on Columbine broke more than 19 Federal Firearms laws to carry out their assault.
All the “gun-free zone” policies did was prevent the law-abiding people in them from being able to effectively defend themselves.
Maybe the enactment of these “zones” has done one thing: they’ve advertised to criminals where to find easy pickings, making these zones more dangerous and at higher risk of criminal attack.
It’s not a “gun-free zone,” it’s a “Sitting Duck Zone.”
Make sure that in your conversations you’re using the correct words, and that you’re using your words correctly.
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Ever since Obama took office there has been a run on ammunition, specifically popular civilian carry ammo such as 9mm and .45 ACP.
I typically buy my ammo from CheaperThanDirt.com and SportsmansGuide.com. I’ve never had a problem getting any brand of ammo from either sites… until Obama won the election. Today both sites are almost always sold-out.
Even when you can find some ammo that’s in-stock, the price is usually ridiculous, for example, here’s a box of 20 rounds of Remington brand .45 ACP for almost $50! That’s about $2.50 per round! Yikes!
Range ammo usually went for $16 to $18 per box of 20, and premium carry ammo usually went for $22 per box of 20.
Utah’s H.B. 357 Substitute Firearms Amendments (Sandstrom, S.) was signed by the Governor on 03/30/2009.
This bill modifies provisions of the Utah Criminal Code related to firearms. It
In plain English, this bill says that after the effective date you can carry a loaded or unloaded firearm in a vehicle that you are driving, or in a vehicle with the consent of the person driving it, or on your “real property” (which is legal speak for your “land”).
You’ve always been able to do this in your home (or temporary residence, or camp), but now you can in your home, in your yard, at your office (if you own it), in your parking lot at work (if you own it), and in your vehicle.
Of course, I am not a lawyer, so before you trust my interpretation of the law, contact Representative Stephen Sandstrom or your gun-law attorney.
A convenience store customer in Ocoee, Florida turned the tables on alleged robbers.
The customer, identified only as “Chris” to protect his identity, said he walked into a Kangaroo convenience store on Franklin Street and noticed two suspicious men. He returned to his car to get his phone, then heard the clerk inside screaming for help.
Chris, who has a permit to carry a concealed firearm, grabbed his gun and went back inside. He reportedly saw one of the alleged robbers beating the female clerk with a beer bottle.
Chris told the assailant he had a gun, but the man turned toward him in a threatening manner. Chris fired two shots, killing the suspect.
“I feel very shaken. I feel very glad that I was here, that I could help my friend because I come to this store. I’ve lived in Ocoee for 20 years, and I’m glad I could be here, and I’m glad I was able to help,” Chris said.
Chris said he doesn’t consider himself him a hero. “I saw a lady that was in distress and I came in and took the action that I thought was necessary. […] Hearing a lady scream to where it sounds like bloody murder to where I thought she was going to be killed, I decided to help the lady. I’ve known her for years. She’s a friend of mine, and I wanted to go in and help,” he said.
Investigators said the one suspect (Freddie Carson, 40, of Orlando) was shot was killed, and two other people are sought in the case.
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