Utah lawmakers, gun advocates question fee hike for concealed carry permits

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are questioning the state Bureau of Criminal Identification's authority to nearly double the cost of obtaining a concealed firearms permit.Members of the Legislature's Administrative Rules Review Committee on Thursday reviewed a $20 increase to what had been a $25 fee for fingerprinting and performing a background check for new concealed carry permit applicants. The bureau implemented the new fee increase Aug. 1.Rep. Brian Greene, R-Pleasant Grove, told fell