Nearly 9,000 residents evacuate neighborhoods near Saratoga Springs fire
'Dump Fire' quadrupled in size Friday to over 4,100 acres
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But it's my SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT to start fires all over the state, destroy thousands of acres of public and private land, threaten lives and homes, and cost the state millions of dollars in firefighting expenses!
Thank you Utah More..
So, why in this world doesn't some public official show some guts and suspend use of weapons until we get past this extremely volatile fire season?
Oh, and BTW, why don't all you 'I've got my head in the sand' More..
"Do we really need more laws, or just more common sense?"
Almost 300 homes are being evacuated because of failed common sense, and this is just one of many fires caused recently by target shooters.
Clearly, common sense More..