Utah official apologizes for sending out gun-designed mask

Salt Lake City • A state official has apologized after a family was sent masks featuring a gun, the American flag and the phrase “don’t tread on me” as part of a program offering free face coverings during the coronavirus pandemic.Ben Hart, the deputy director of the governor’s office of economic development, said it was a mistake and that the design was one of about 150 that were identified as potentially controversial, KUTV-TV reported."It was one of the masks that