SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Despite safety concerns, a recreational ax-throwing venue in Salt Lake City has been approved for a license to serve beer.

The state liquor commission approved Social Axe Throwing's request for a recreational beer license on Tuesday. The business asserted that it's "substantially similar" to other recreational businesses that serve beer.

Social Axe co-owner Mark Floyd said his company "is a recreational amenity almost identical to a bowling alley," except customers throw axes at a wooden target.

But that nature of the business does have some members of the state commissio...