“People who do not live in Utah would still need a permit issued by Utah or another state.”
I agree that this is a problem, but I think it is less equal protection that interstate transfer as the issue. This came up in Arizona before, that even though AZ requires nothing, it still has to issue a license to those states with a reciprocal agreement with AZ, so people have something in hand to show both in transit and on arrival.
There is no ill will, here, I think. Just technical stuff.
The next thing I think States should do is provide free “gun culture” DVDs with the sale of guns in the State. No mandatory anything, just offer gun dealers a stack of DVDs they can hand out to their customers if they want them for free.
This would be both educational and good PR. Information about any gun laws in the State, where guns cannot be taken, like federal buildings; how to interact with police in a safe way; even how to clean and store weapons and ammunition properly; a listing of public shooting ranges; information about hunting, and other state agencies, etc.
I agree that this is a problem, but I think it is less equal protection that interstate transfer as the issue.
My twin brother and I are in Utah under the proposed law. He resides in Utah, and I don’t.
A cop stops us, learns we are both carrying and proceeds to arrest us both. We are tried for a same crime, but the judge immediately dismisses the case against my brother, but I am convicted and sent to prison.
If it helps, we each co-own the two houses we live in, and he lives in the Utah home 183 days a year, while I live there 182, and we then switch (we have different seasonal climate preferences). Maybe I spend even more time in Utah on business, but make the arbitrary choice to designate Nevada as my legal state of residence.