A bill requiring the Utah State Board of Education to establish standards for mandated firearm safety instruction in public schools for K-12 students advanced through a Utah House committee this week. Currently, Utah code allows for firearm safety instruction in schools but it is optional. HB104, sponsored by Rep. Rex Shipp, R-Cedar City, would make doing so a requirement.
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would require the  Utah  State Board of  Education  to establish standards for mandated firearm safety instruction in public schools for K-12 students advanced through 
</p><p>During a hearing for the bill, Shipp said that he knows firearm safety is a part of many Utah kids' lives while growing up, but not for everyone.
FIREARM SAFETY SCHOOLS LEGISLATION UTAH EDUCATION POLICY
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