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September 16, 2025

Utah Law Allowing Open Carry on Campuses Criticized After Kirk's Assassination
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In Utah, a law allowing people with permits to openly carry guns on
college campuses is being questioned in the wake of Charlie Kirk's
assassination. Before the bill's passage last month, firearms had to be
concealed on college campuses in Utah. Meanwhile, Florida's attorney
general says people can now openly carry firearms in public after the
state's appeals court struck down a 40-year ban on the practice.


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