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Utah lawmaker takes aim at campus free-speech rules

Higher education • GOP Rep. Kim Coleman fears push for civility infringes on rights.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Rep. Kim Coleman, R-West Jordan, silenced the House chamber on Tuesday as she told of being attacked when she was a young woman. Allowing women to protect themselves from attempted rape became the main argument for a bill to allow residents as young as 18 to carry concealed weapons.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Rep. Kim Coleman, R-West Jordan, silenced the House chamber on Tuesday as she told of being attacked when she was a young woman. Allowing women to protect themselves from attempted rape became the main argument for a bill to allow residents as young as 18 to carry concealed weapons.