Driving in a small town in southern utah. Get pulled over for driving 25 in a 20 zone (my fault, I know). Have a loaded handgun in vehicle with my ccw permit. Officer asks me if it's loaded, I rspond yes. Well, he informs me that in Utah that weapon must go through "two actions" before it can fire (my handgun with me was a revolver, so I had to have an empty "chamber" on the "first shot fired". Keep in mind, the officer (state highway) was polite, and we actually had a nice conversation for a good 20 minutes (after I got the speeding ticket:( I guess what I don't understand is why if you're going to carry a loaded handgun, why have the chamber empty (he also informed me that if I had a semi auto, the weapon could not have a round in the chamber, that if I actually wanted to fire the gun, I would have to rack the slide before actaully shooting it)
I now know the law in Utah, and feel lucky that he didn't give me a ticket for carrying my handgun "fully loaded", but can I ask the reasoning behind this "law"?