Clark Aposhian of the Utah Shooting Sports Council, a supporter of the Utah bill which would make the M1911 .45-caliber handgun the official state firearm, says now is the appropriate time to honor the weapon.“The Tucson shootings, the Virginia Tech shootings have portrayed firearms in a negative light and I think this will enlarge the debate and ultimately show that firearms are actually useful,” Aposhian said, though noting that the bill was in the works before the Arizona shooting.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=115228