Groups call on Gov. Cox to veto bill incentivizing teachers to carry guns in schools

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Critics of a Utah bill that seeks to incentivize teachers to carry guns in schools are urging Gov. Spencer Cox to veto the legislation, saying that more guns in the classrooms won’t make students safer. Nancy Halden, spokesperson for the Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah, said at a Monday morning press conference that House Bill 119 was rushed through at the end of the legislative session with hardly any discussion from lawmakers. “The groups represented here have serious issues with this bill,” Halden said,...