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Tribune Editorial: Straining on a vape. Swallowing an AR-15

A man is standing under a street lamp at night, apparently looking around for something he had dropped. A passer-by inquires about what he is doing.

Members of the Utah Legislature, Utah’s congressional delegation and the president of the United States are all calling for various steps to be taken to put an end to what appears to be an outbreak of illness, and a few deaths, related to e-cigarettes. Also known as “vaping.”

Meanwhile, recurring waves of calls for First World regulations on firearms, including a ban on military-style assault weapons, go up in, well, smoke.