Utah Gov. Gary Herbert shows a Browning automatic pistol that was presented to him by Chris Browning [right], the great grandson of John M. Browning, who created the handgun, on John M. Browning Day in Salt Lake City on Monday. This week, the Utah House voted to choose the Browning M1911 semiautomatic pistol as one of the state's symbols. (AP)
![Utah Gov. Gary Herbert shows a Browning automatic pistol that was presented to him by Chris Browning [right], the great grandson of John M. Browning, who created the handgun, on John M. Browning Day in Salt Lake City on Monday. This week, the Utah House voted to choose the Browning M1911 semiautomatic pistol as one of the state's symbols. (AP)](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/01/27/utahgun-81fab51b9c20d52c223a1a0bc435f84252959ec0.jpg?s=1000)