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Utah State Law Summary |
Last updated April 1, 2011
In its publication Gun Laws Matter: A Comparison of State Firearms Laws and Statistics, LCAV ranked each state based on a review of state laws in 25 different firearms-related policy areas. Utah ranked 33 out of 50 – having enacted few gun violence prevention laws.
Utah does not:
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Require a background check prior to the transfer of a firearm between private parties;
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Prohibit the transfer or possession of assault weapons, 50 caliber rifles, or large capacity ammunition magazines;
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License or significantly regulate firearms dealers;
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Limit the number of firearms that may be purchased at one time;
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Regulate unsafe handguns;
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Require the licensing of gun owners; or
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Impose registration requirements for firearms.
Local governments in Utah generally lack authority to regulate firearms and ammunition. Utah affords local law enforcement some discretion in issuing concealed carry licenses, however.
Utah ranks 31st among the states in number of gun deaths per capita. In 2007, 253 people died from firearm-related injuries in Utah. In 2009, Utah supplied the 31st highest number of crime guns to other states per capita, and the state exports more crime guns than it imports.
For details about specific firearms laws in Utah, choose a topic below.
State Firearms Policies
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