A Republican Utah lawmaker reversed course and introduced HB84 to ban open carry on state public college campuses. Rep. Walt Brooks—an NRA member who previously backed laxer gun rules—announced the pivot after the fatal shooting of commentator Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University sharpened focus on campus safety. The bill would mark a significant policy shift in a state with permissive firearm rules and could reshape campus policing, student life, and trustees’ liability calculations across Utah’s public system.