Until this week, Utah had 24 state symbols, from tree (the blue spruce) to insect (the honeybee) to even cooking pot (the Dutch oven).
Now it’s added an official state firearm — the John M. Browning-designed M1911 pistol, becoming the first state in the nation to have one, according to the state legislator who sponsored the law.

Gov. Gary Herbert signed the new symbol into law this week, making Utah the first state to do such a thing.  How cool is that!?!!

Pennsylvania lawmakers apparently tried this before, but sadly the measure eventually failed. Maybe they can try again this year, considering the change of it’s political colors in 2010.

I love Beck, he’s so the man!

WTF is with Michael Bloomberg spreading lies and propoganda…  the criminals will get carry permits and carry guns everywhere??! What have you been smoking?!

Newsflash, mayor -> THEY ALREADY DO CARRY GUNS EVERYWHERE…. WITHOUT A PERMIT!!   On the lies part – they cannot get a permit, sir, that whole background check thing kinda puts the kibosh on that.

To all the idiotic state-run media ->  be shocked and surprised…  I carry a gun everywhere I go, including movie theaters.  See.. my state (commonwealth) is part of America.. not some commie republic. I have very few places where I cannot carry a gun, and my weapon is always on me.   I always carry it, yet have never needed it.  I don’t go shooting up places or people.   I have walked among you with my weapon, and you were never aware of it.