In the recent Tribune article about the “No Kings” protest, Gov. Cox, in hindsight, attempts to denigrate the protest organizers for ignoring DPS’s suggestion that volunteer “peacekeepers” was a bad idea. He didn’t mention any alternatives that were presented to the organizers so it is hard to say, prior to the event, that their plan was a bad idea.
But I can tell Gov. Cox what the worst idea is: that the Utah government allows anyone to carry a loaded AR-15 into a peaceful demonstration (or shopping mall, etc.), especially given our country’s penchant for mass killings.
Robert Jacobs, Cottonwood Heights
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