Show jogjaltLake Tribune NATIONWCRLD Olympics May Unload On Gun Laws in Utah lO'l A-- A9 "All the restrictions they had in Munich didnt do a damn bit of good Why restrict ordinary citizens who are trying to protect themselves ? i B Continued from Sunday March 15 1998 l Elwood Powell sai the Olympic coordinator in jrakBpU on a'ow how its going to happen 6WU can assure you that guns wont be allowed in Olympic venues correct said Shelley Thomas senior vice president of communications for the Salt Lake Orea- ffeing Committee We will need to be working with the legislative leadership to address this problem said Thomas Olympics are the only time that the entire tfcfrld gathers together in peace We cant have guns at The venues Security measures such as passing metal detectors are planned for 2002 through Minority Leader Dave Jones Lake City predicted a passionate battle over the issue in a future Utah Legislative session i He noted that Utah lawmakers refused to ban handguns from church buildings even after The Church cf Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints weighed iitwith a statement that it preferred guns to be kept out of its chapels ? Uf the LDS Church cant prevail on this issue in Utah Id be shocked if the IOC has any sway Jones said I suspect it will be a pretty hard fight President Lane Eeattie Bountiful conceded that Utahs gun laws would need to be to tightened keep handguns out of the bleachers during Olympic events TffWlien you get an international event you cant have people walking in and out with concealed weapons he said mUtah law explicitly bans concealed weapons from only two places airports and secure facilities ?lh as courthouses prisons or jails Beattie said he didnt know if the Legislature would go so far as to explicitly add Olympic venues to that list One of the states most vocal defenders of gun rights GOP party chairman and lobbyist Rob Bishop suggested that Olympic venues could be legally designated as secured areas where cdtfld cheek their weapons at the door much like costs in a restaurant The requirements the Olympics have are pretty sie D-S- y 1 gun-tote- Utah Sports Shooting Council Referring to the 1972 Summer Games when terrorists killed 11 Israeli athletes nefarious and they dont need to be there but just to get through the Games we could work through it he said Its a problem that can be worked through without too much difficulty A system would require a sophisticated locking facility at each venue said Assistant Chief Larry Stott of the Salt Lake City police But Stott who said he was impressed with the efficient security at Nagano suspects this proposal may be too cumbersome My guess is that people would be turned away with their weapons and allowed to come back without a weapon he said If we found someone carrying a gun who wasnt legally able to then wed seize the weapon and we might seize them too Yet Elwood Powell the chairman of the Utah Sports Shooting Council suggested that gun lobbyists would be careful about compromising their rights for the sake of the Olympics All the restrictions they had in Munich didnt do a damn bit of good he said referring to the 1972 Summer Games when Palestinian terrorists killed 11 Israeli athletes Why restrict ordinary citizens who are trying to protect themselves? 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