Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah

The proposal says public school students would receive mandatory instruction throughout their K-12 years on how to respond if they encounter a gun. Tennessee has a similar law on the books.

Gun violence prevention advocates are calling on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto legislation that they say could place children in harm’s way by training more teachers to carry firearms on campus.

Curtis, who represents Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, said lawmakers needed to “take the time it takes to get this right.”

Democratic state Senator Derek Kitchen wants to raise the legal age to buy a gun in Utah from 18 to 21.

Utah is one of 14 states where the number of gun-related deaths is now higher than the number of highway fatalities. Highway fatalities in Utah – and…