Utah lawmakers delay vote on 'unconstitutional' gun law pushback

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Fri, 02/22/2013 - 2:06pm

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FILE - This Jan. 19, 2013, file photo, shows gun-rights advocate Mathew Chappell, center, of Salt Lake City carrying his Ruger Mini 30 outside the Utah State Capitol during the Gun Appreciation Day Rally, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers will hear several bills dealing with guns Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, including bills that get rid of Utah's concealed carry permit and declare that Utah alone is able to regulate firearms in the state. One of the most controversial proposals in the Legislature this year says the regulation of guns is reserved to the state. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Mathew Chappell, center, carries his Ruger Mini 30, as he speaks with a reporter, right, following a gun bill hearing Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers heard several bills dealing with guns Wednesday afternoon, including proposals that get rid the need for a concealed carry permit and declare that Utah alone is able to regulate firearms in the state. One of the most controversial proposals in the Legislature this year says the regulation of guns is reserved to the state. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Mathew Chappell, left, carries his Ruger Mini 30, as he speaks with Rep. Brian Greene, R-Pleasant Grove, following a guns bill hearing Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers heard several bills dealing with guns Wednesday afternoon, including proposals that get rid the need for a concealed carry permit and declare that Utah alone is able to regulate firearms in the state. One of the most controversial proposals in the Legislature this year says the regulation of guns is reserved to the state. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
FILE - This Jan. 19, 2013, file photo, shows gun-rights advocate Mathew Chappell, center, of Salt Lake City carrying his Ruger Mini 30 outside the Utah State Capitol during the Gun Appreciation Day Rally, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers will hear several bills dealing with guns Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, including bills that get rid of Utah's concealed carry permit and declare that Utah alone is able to regulate firearms in the state. One of the most controversial proposals in the Legislature this year says the regulation of guns is reserved to the state. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Mathew Chappell, center, carries his Ruger Mini 30, as he speaks with a reporter, right, following a gun bill hearing Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers heard several bills dealing with guns Wednesday afternoon, including proposals that get rid the need for a concealed carry permit and declare that Utah alone is able to regulate firearms in the state. One of the most controversial proposals in the Legislature this year says the regulation of guns is reserved to the state. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Mathew Chappell, left, carries his Ruger Mini 30, as he speaks with Rep. Brian Greene, R-Pleasant Grove, following a guns bill hearing Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers heard several bills dealing with guns Wednesday afternoon, including proposals that get rid the need for a concealed carry permit and declare that Utah alone is able to regulate firearms in the state. One of the most controversial proposals in the Legislature this year says the regulation of guns is reserved to the state. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers have once again delayed voting on a bill that declares Utah alone is able to regulate firearms in the state.

Lawmakers in at least 16 other states have introduced similar legislation in response to President Barack Obama’s call for increased gun control after recent mass shootings.

The proposal is one of the most controversial in the Legislature this year and legislative attorneys say it’s very likely a court would find the law unconstitutional if it passes.

Pleasant Grove Republican Rep. Brian Greene sponsored the bill and disagrees that it’s unconstitutional. He says the bill is an assertion of state’s rights and individual liberty.

The bill was discussed during hearings Wednesday and Friday, but lawmakers ran out of time to call for a vote on both days.

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