The Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, May 4, 2009
Saturday night specials=states' rights
Some Utah lawmakers are looking into an end run around federal gun laws pioneered recently by Montana's Legislature. Montana passed a law that would exempt from federal regulations, including registration, background checks and dealer-licensing, any guns:
  • Made in the state
  • Kept within the state's borders.
Rep. Ken Sumsion, R-American Fork is a possible sponsor:
I wish I had thought of it. I would support legislation like that in a heartbeat because basically the federal government is continuing to move to try to restrain guns.
Utah happens to have several gun manufacturers, including Provo's North American Arms that makes what it calls "minis" — tiny revolvers that can make tiny holes in the large intestines of big people. The guns are little more than high-quality versions of that most loathed of handguns: the "Saturday night special." My favorite is the .22 cal.Black Widow, guaranteed to give peritonitis to any opponent on any day of the week.

Unfortunately Utah-native Browning Arms Corp. no longer makes the Browning Automatic Rifle in state. If they did, I could finally get my BAR without the hassle of those annoying ATF restrictions on owning a machine gun.

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