I attended a concealed weapons class at Cabelas in Lehi, Utah tonight. The class is a basic firearms safety and basic legal class that covers the issues of carrying a gun in Utah.

I found out two thing that were interesting.

First of all, the instructor announced that the class would be free for all students. He explained that this was his way of "sticking it to the man." It is his form of protest against the University of Utah which has re-kindled their fight to ban guns on campus after the Virginia Tech shootings.

The class is normally $40 at Cabelas (and substantially more anywhere else), so getting it for free is pretty cool. Any student in Utah has no excuse not to attend. Even if you don't have a gun, you can at least go get the class done in case you want to get one later - or just to learn basic laws regarding guns which is interesting in and of itself.

The second thing he mentioned that I thought was interesting is that open carry (carrying an unconcealed, openly-viewable) weapon is legal in Utah. You can carry all you want so long as the gun is not loaded. You can have rounds in the magazine, but not in the chamber (technically, you need to be two mechanical steps away from firing). No permit is required for open carry, turns out the second amendment is all you need.

If you are interested in signing up for the free class, contact the Cabelas in Lehi. Ask to speak with the instructor and double check that he is still offering the classes for free to students.

Edit:

The instructors name and information:

Larry Correia
(801)571-1160 (This is the number to his gun shop)
his email: Larry _at_ fmbginc _dot_ com