Clarification
Utah is an OC state. Click on the maps on the OCDO home page and click Utah. You will find what you need to know. I just got back from leave in Salt Lake City, and I OCed the entire time I was there. No trouble at all. The reason most people you talk to say they do CC is because a lot of them don't know you can OC. I had to educate quite a few people while I was there. Oc just like you did in AZ. You will be fine. You can even have the gun loaded and in plain view or concealed in your vehicle just like you house.
Clarification: you can have it loaded with a valid permit from any state. If you do not have a permit, it is illegal to have one in the tube. Unless of course it is in a vehicle under your control, your property, or a buisness under your control. Utah Criminal Code quoted below.
76-10-505. Carrying loaded firearm in vehicle or on street.
(1) Unless otherwise authorized by law, a person may not carry a loaded firearm:
(a) in or on a vehicle, unless:
(i) the vehicle is in the person's lawful possession; or
(ii) the person is carrying the loaded firearm in a vehicle with the consent of the person lawfully in possession of the vehicle;
(b) on a public street; or
(c) in a posted prohibited area.
(2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a minor under 18 years of age, since a minor under 18 years of age may not carry a loaded firearm in or on a vehicle.
(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(i) and (ii), a person may not possess a loaded rifle, shotgun, or muzzle-loading rifle in a vehicle.
(4) A violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
76-10-502. When weapon deemed loaded.
(1) For the purpose of this chapter, any pistol, revolver, shotgun, rifle, or other weapon described in this part shall be deemed to be loaded when there is an unexpended cartridge, shell, or projectile in the firing position.
(2) Pistols and revolvers shall also be deemed to be loaded when an unexpended cartridge, shell, or projectile is in a position whereby the manual operation of any mechanism once would cause the unexpended cartridge, shell, or projectile to be fired.
(3) A muzzle loading firearm shall be deemed to be loaded when it is capped or primed and has a powder charge and ball or shot in the barrel or cylinders.
