Dick's, Walmart to restrict firearms; Utah lawmakers set to convene safe schools task force

SALT LAKE CITY — The ongoing national and local conversations about gun violence issues got another infusion of interest Wednesday when the nation's largest sporting goods retailer announced it would no longer carry assault-style weapons.Later in the day, Walmart announced it would begin limiting firearms and ammunitions sales to customers 21 and older. The retailer noted in a statement that it had discontinued sales of assault-style weapons in 2015.In Utah, Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Alpine, sa