17 State have passed Constitutional Carry measures with Utah being the latest.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox has signed the measure after it passed the Utah Legislature. HB 60 was passed 51-20 in the Utah House and 22-6 in the Senate. Unlike some other Constitutional Carry bills this one keeps the permit system but allows for permit-less concealed handgun carry in public.

From Guns.com:

“There is no reason a law-abiding person should have to ask for permission to carry a firearm for self-defense,” said Jason Ouimet, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, one of the many 2A groups that supported HB 60. “The passage of this bill demonstrates Utah’s commitment to protecting the Second Amendment rights of its citizens.”

Cox’s signature on HB 60, just weeks after taking office from former Gov. Gary Herbert, is a marked difference from his GOP predecessor. Herbert torpedoed a Constitutional Carry bill that made it to his desk in 2013 and continued to block the move in successive legislatures with a threat of veto ink.

Utah is the 17th state to constitutional carry, other states that have passed the measure are;

  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • Idaho
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Maine
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • New Hampshire
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • South Dakota
  • Vermont
  • West Virginia
  • Wyoming
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