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Firearm liability protections in Utah would expand under this bill in two ways. First, government entities, officers, and employees would be shielded from lawsuits over injuries or damage caused when someone lawfully discharges a firearm on government-owned, leased, or controlled property, as long as the government simply allowed firearm possession under existing law, policy, or practice; this immunity would not apply if government officials actively encouraged or helped someone discharge a firearm for an unlawful purpose. Second, current law already protects property occupants — such as landlords or tenants — from liability when someone they've allowed onto their property lawfully discharges a firearm there; this bill would broaden that protection by removing the requirement that the property be privately owned and by extending it to businesses and other legal entities, not just individuals, who occupy property under an agreement. In both cases, people injured by a firearm discharge on covered property would face greater legal barriers to seeking compensation, unless the government or property occupant intentionally encouraged the unlawful use of the firearm.