Utah bill would grant some offenders access to guns after 3 years

Bill sponsor Rep. Phil Lyman said the measure would result in fewer people being prosecuted.

(John Locher | AP) In this Jan. 19, 2016 photo, handguns are displayed at the Smith & Wesson booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas. A Utah bill that would automatically reinstate nonviolent offenders’ access to firearms three years after the end of their sentence passed favorably out of a House committee on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023.

Utah bill would grant some offenders access to guns after 3 years

Bill sponsor Rep. Phil Lyman said the measure would result in fewer people being prosecuted.

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