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Out of state group threatens to sue Utah cities and counties over gun laws
good4utah.com ^ | 8/27/2014 | Glen Mills

Posted on 08/28/2014 9:23:48 AM PDT by rktman

SANDY, Utah- (ABC 4 Utah) – Municipalities across Utah are taking a second look at their gun ordinances to make sure they are in line with state law.

Sandy City Council amended ordinances to make it legal to carry a gun at city parks and other recreational facilities.

The changes were already in the works, but a letter from a national group threatening to sue the city sped up the process.

The Second Amendment Foundation is taking aim at local gun laws state by state.

"We go in and do some research on city and county codes and figure out which ones are in violation of the state's preemption law," said Second Amendment Foundation Legal Council, Miko Tempski.

(Excerpt) Read more at good4utah.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: 2a; banglist; guncontrolnazis
But, when nannie bloomers and moms lookin' for some 'action' and the brady bunch and the mark and gabby travelin' puppet show rear their ugly heads, it ain't newsworthy? Hey bill and melinda. If you give me a million bucks, it will help me keep my guns under control. Oh, dang. Forgot about the canoe accident.
1 posted on 08/28/2014 9:23:48 AM PDT by rktman
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To: rktman

Out of state group threatens to sue tyrants for insisting that laws are only for the peasants and not for the ruling elite

The headline wasn’t accurate, so I fixed it.


2 posted on 08/28/2014 9:28:37 AM PDT by thorvaldr
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The state just put through a ton of gun freedom legislation in UT. Now the cities and counties-and particularly the universities-need to update their codes to comply.

Life is good in a place where men drive their ATV’s up the streets with gun cases mounted on the racks.


3 posted on 08/28/2014 9:46:02 AM PDT by lurk
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Do they have standing?


4 posted on 08/28/2014 9:55:45 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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