Prosecutors have declined to charge a Utah woman who left a loaded handgun — with a round in the firing chamber — in a children’s-area restroom at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper.
While it may not lead to criminal charges, would the incident be enough to deprive the woman of a state-issued concealed carry permit?
“Typically, just the act of accidentally leaving a firearm doesn’t rise to that level,” said Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council and a member of the state’s Concealed Firearm Review Board.
State law allows for the denial, suspension or revocation of gun owners' concealed carry permits if they are convicted of a crime or believed to be a danger to themselves or others.