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Taking a cue from the legal fight over Amendment D, the
Utah House Majority Leader Karianne Lisonbee has proposed a sweeping expansion of gun rights, allowing anyone over 18 to openly carry a loaded firearm in most public places without a permit.
Three co-equal branches of government are basic civics. The legislative branch makes the laws, the executive branch implements them, and the judicial branch interprets them.
Under the Utah Constitution, citizens
