It's fair to say that the majority of Salt Lake City residents favor background checks for those buying firearms at gun shows. They want federal protections of public lands that encompass some of the nation's most stunning vistas. They back equal rights for gays and lesbians, including protecting LGBT individuals from being targeted by hate crimes. They support medical marijuana to treat certain ailments. And they oppose steering their taxes to fund long-shot lawsuits against the U.S. government or to defend a rural county commissioner found guilty of federal crimes.