Utah S.B. 78 Second Substitute Protection of Constitutionally Guaranteed Activities in Certain Private Venues (Madsen, M.) was signed by the Governor on March 31st, 2009. This bill protects employees and customers who keep a firearm for self-defense by allowing them to keep their sidearm in their locked vehicle on company property. In September 2000 three [...]
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Mar 31
Utah H.B. 357 Substitute Firearms Amendments (Sandstrom, S.) Signed into Law
Utah’s H.B. 357 Substitute Firearms Amendments (Sandstrom, S.) was signed by the Governor yesterday, 03/30/2009. This bill modifies provisions of the Utah Criminal Code related to firearms. It modifies the criminal penalties exception provisions related to carrying a concealed firearm to apply to a vehicle in a person’s lawful possession and to a vehicle in [...]
Mar 30
Living Frugally, Depression Style
I consider myself to be fairly fortunate, for the purposes of this post, it’s because I had parents that grew up during the Great Depression. Both parents were very young during the depression, but the memories stuck (they were born in the late 20’s and early 30’s). My dad and I were talking about our [...]
Mar 28
Do you carry a flashlight – for self-defense?
Generally speaking, 1/4 of the “day” is night (no-light), 1/4 is morning (low-light), 1/4 is evening (also low-light). Only 1/4 of your life will be spent in “good-light” conditions… and most of that is probably spent indoors, where a tripped breaker, cut power line, or natural disaster could turn your world dark. While it’s true [...]
Mar 27
Urban Legends strike again: Captain Kangaroo and Mister Rogers
I just got an email that’s been circulating since around 2002 regarding Captain Kangaroo’s and Mister Roger’s alleged military service. Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) didn’t enlist until after Iwo Jima. He never even saw any combat experience (he enlisted two weeks before we dropped the bomb). Fred Rogers never served in the military, he was [...]
