Junction City - Unloaded Open Carry

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Junction City: http://www.jcks.com/ordinance/full.html



ARTICLE IX. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PUBLIC SAFETY]

SECTION 220.745: UNLAWFUL USE OF A WEAPON]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A. "Unlawful use of a weapon" is knowingly:[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.1. Selling, manufacturing, purchasing, possessing or carrying any throwing star, bludgeon, sandclub, metal[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]knuckles or any knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade, which has a blade that opens automatically[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife or any knife having[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]a blade that opens or falls or is ejected into position by the force of gravity or by an outward, downward[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]or centrifugal thrust or movement;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.2. Carrying concealed on or about one's person or possessing with intent to use the same unlawfully against[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]another a dagger, dirk, billy, blackjack, sling shot, dangerous knife, straight-edged razor, stiletto or any[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument of like character, except that an ordinary pocket knife[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]with no blade more than four (4) inches in length shall not be construed to be a dangerous knife or a[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.3. Carrying on or about one's person or in any land, water or air vehicle, with intent to use the same[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]unlawfully, a tear gas or smoke bomb or projector or any object containing a noxious liquid, gas or[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]substance;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.4. Carrying any pistol, revolver or other firearm concealed on or about one's person except when on the[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]person's land or in the person's abode or fixed place of business;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.5. Setting a spring gun;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.6. Possessing any device or attachment of any kind designed, used or intended for use in silencing the[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]report of any firearm; or [/font]]

A.7. Carrying a pistol, revolver or other firearm with ammunition in the chamber or magazine on or about]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]one's person or in a motor vehicle except when on the person's land or in the person's abode or fixed[/font]][/b]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]place of business.[/font]][/b]
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[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B. Subsections (A)(1), (2), (3), (4) and (7) shall not apply to or affect any of the following:[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B.1. Law Enforcement Officers or any person summoned by any such officers to assist in making arrests or[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]preserving the peace while actually engaged in assisting such officer;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B.2. Wardens, superintendents, directors, security personnel and keepers of prisons, penitentiaries, jails and[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]other institutions for the detention of persons accused or convicted of a crime while acting within the[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]scope of their authority;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B.3. Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or the Kansas National Guard[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]while in the performance of their official duty; or[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B.4. Manufacture of, transportation to or sale of weapons to a person authorized under (1) through (3) of this[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]Subsection to possess such weapons.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]C. Subsections (A)(4) and (7) shall not apply to or affect the following:[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]C.1. Watchmen while actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their employment;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]C.2. Licensed hunters or fishermen while engaged in hunting or fishing;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]C.3. Private detectives licensed by the State to carry the firearm involved while actually engaged in the duties[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]of their employment;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]C.4. Detectives or special agents regularly employed by railroad companies or other corporations to perform[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]full-time security or investigative service while actually engaged in the duties of their employment;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]C.5. The State Fire Marshal, the State Fire Marshal's Deputies or any member of a Fire Department[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 31-157 while engaged in an investigation in[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]which such Fire Marshal, Deputy or member is authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to K.S.A. 1982[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]Supp. 31-157.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]D. Subsections (A)(1) and (7) shall not apply to any person who sells, purchases, possesses or carries a firearm,[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]device or attachment which has been rendered unserviceable by steel weld in the chamber and marriage weld[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]of the barrel to the receiver and which has been registered in the national firearms registration and transfer[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]record in compliance with 26 U.S.C. 5841 et seq. in the name of such person and, if such person transfers such[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]firearm, device or attachment to another person, has been so registered in the transferee's name by the[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]transferor.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E. Subsection (A)(6) shall not apply to a Law Enforcement Officer who is:[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E.1. Assigned by the head of such officer's law enforcement agency to a tactical unit which receives[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]specialized, regular training;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E.2. Designated by the head of such officer's law enforcement agency to possess devices described in[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]Subsection (A)(6); and[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E.3. In possession of commercially manufactured devices which are:[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E.3. a. Owned by the law enforcement agency;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E.3.b. In such officer's possession only during specific operations; and[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E.3.c. Approved by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of the United States[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]Department of Justice.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]F. It shall be a defense that the defendant is within an exemption.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]G. Violation of Subsections (A)(1) through (7) is a Class B misdemeanor. (CC 1965 §12-901; Ord. No. G-692[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]§1, 2-2-88; Ord. No. G-994 §1, 4-4-06)[/font]]

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[size=[font="Times New Roman"]SECTION 220.750: UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF FIREARMS[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A. Criminal disposal of firearms is knowingly:[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.1. Selling, giving, or otherwise transferring any firearm with a barrel less than twelve (12) inches long to[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]any person eighteen (18) years of age;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.2. Selling, giving or otherwise transferring any firearms to any person who is both addicted to and an[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]unlawful user of a controlled substance;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.3. Selling, giving or otherwise transferring any firearm with a barrel less than twelve (12) inches long to[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]any person who, within the preceding five (5) years, has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]or any other jurisdiction or has been released from imprisonment for a felony; or[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.4. Selling, giving or otherwise transferring any firearm to any person who, within the preceding ten (10)[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]years, has been convicted of a crime to which this Subsection applies, or has been released from[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]imprisonment for such a crime, and has not had the conviction of such crime expunged or been pardoned[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]for such crime.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B. Subsection (A)(4) shall apply to a felony under K.S.A. 21-3401, 21-3402, 21-3403, 21-3404, 21-3410, 21-[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]3411, 21-3414, 21-3415, 21-3419, 21-3420, 21-3421, 21-3427, 21-3502, 21-3506, 21-3518, 21-3716, 65-[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]4127a or 65-4127b, and amendments thereto, or a crime under a law of another jurisdiction which is[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]substantially the same as such felony.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]C. Criminal disposal of firearms is a class A misdemeanor. (K.S.A. 21-4203)[/font]]

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[size=[font="Times New Roman"]SECTION 220.755: UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A. Unlawful possession of a firearm is: Possession of any firearm by any habitual drunkard or a narcotics addict.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B. Unlawful possession of a firearm is a Class B misdemeanor.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"](CC 1965 §12-903; Ord. No. G-496 §2, 10-14-80)[/font]]

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[size=[font="Times New Roman"]SECTION 220.765: UNLAWFUL SHOOTING IN CITY[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A. It is unlawful for any person to discharge, shoot or otherwise fire any gun, pistol, rifle or any device that[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]launches a projectile with the use of compressed air, CO2 or chemical explosion within the City limits.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B. Exceptions. Shooting shall not be unlawful if done:[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]1. By a sworn Law Enforcement Officer in the discharge of the officer's duties.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]2. By any person otherwise lawfully in possession of a firearm who discharges said firearm in a situation[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]where said person is deemed to be acting in self defense or defense of another as defined by the laws of[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]the State of Kansas.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]3. By any person utilizing an approved range existing within the City which is in full conformity with all[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]applicable City Codes, to include Zoning, Building, and Fire.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]4. By any person who is otherwise authorized to do so by the laws of the State of Kansas or of the United[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]States of America.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]C. Unlawful shooting in the City is a Class B misdemeanor. (CC 1965 §§12-905; Ord. No. G-496 §2, 10-14-80;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]Ord. No. G-887 §1, 7-20-99)[/font]]

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[size=[font="Times New Roman"]SECTION 220.770: DEFACING IDENTIFICATION MARKS OF A FIREARM[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A. Defacing identification marks of a firearm is the intentional changing, altering, removing or obliterating the[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number or other mark of identification of any firearm.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B. Possession of any firearm upon which any such mark shall have been intentionally changed, altered, removed[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]or obliterated shall be prima facie evidence that the possessor has changed, altered, or obliterated the same.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]C. Defacing identification marks of a firearm is a Class B misdemeanor.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"](CC 1965 §12-906; Ord. No. G-496 §2, 10-14-80)[/font]]

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[size=[font="Times New Roman"]SECTION 220.775: CONFISCATION AND DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A. Upon conviction of violating Sections 220.745 or 220.755 of this Article, any weapon seized in connection[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]therewith shall remain in the custody of the trial court.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B. Any stolen weapon so seized and detained, when no longer needed for evidentiary purposes, shall be returned[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]to the person entitled to possession, if known. All other confiscated weapons when no longer needed for[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]evidentiary purposes, shall in the discretion of the trial court, be destroyed, preserved as county property or[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]forfeited to any law enforcement agency seizing the weapon. All weapons forfeited to any law enforcement[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]agency may be donated to the Department of Wildlife and Parks or to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]Forensic Laboratory. (CC 1965 §12-907; Ord. No. G-496 §2, 10-14-80; K.S.A. 21-4206(2))[/font]]

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[size=[font="Times New Roman"]SECTION 220.780: SHOOTING AIRGUNS IN THE CITY[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A. It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot any BB gun, airgun, CO2 gun or pellet gun along, upon, or across[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]any street, alley, or public ground or along a pond or across the private property of any other person without[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]permission within the City unless the same is otherwise authorized by the applicable public agency or the laws[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]of the State of Kansas.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B. Unlawful shooting of airguns in the City as set forth herein is a Class C misdemeanor.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"](CC 1965 §12-908; Ord. No. G-622 §1, 11-19-85)[/font]]

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[size=SECTION 220.785: CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS]─[size=PROHIBITED ACTS]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A. It shall be unlawful for any person licensed or recognized as a valid out of State licensee pursuant to the[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]Personal and Family Protection Act (K.S.A. 75-7c01 et seq.) to carry a concealed weapon, as defined therein,[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]into:[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.1. Any place where an activity declared a common nuisance by K.S.A. 22-3901, and amendments thereto,[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]is maintained;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.2. Any Police, Sheriff or Highway Patrol station;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.3. Any detention facility, prison or jail;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.4. Any courthouse;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.5. Any courtroom, except that nothing in this Section would preclude a judge from carrying a concealed[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]weapon or determining who will carry a concealed weapon in the judge's courtroom;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.6. Any polling place on the day an election is held;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.7. Any meeting of the Governing Body of a County, City or other political or taxing subdivision of the[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]State or any committee or subcommittee thereof;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.8. Any State office building;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.9. Any athletic event not related to or involving firearms which is sponsored by a private or public[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]elementary or secondary school or any private or public institution of post secondary education;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.10. Any professional athletic event not related to or involving firearms;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.11. Any portion of a drinking establishment as defined by K.S.A. 41-2601, and amendments thereto, except[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]that this provision shall not apply to a restaurant as defined by K.S.A. 41-2601 and amendments thereto;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.12. Any elementary or secondary school building or structure used for student instruction or attendance;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.13. Any community college, college or university facility;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.14. Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by Federal or State law;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.15. Any child exchange and visitation center provided for in K.S.A. 75-720 and amendments thereto;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.16. Any community health center organized pursuant to K.S.A. 19-4001 et seq. and amendments thereto, or[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]any State psychiatric hospital;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.17. Any City Hall;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.18. Any public library;[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.19. Any day care home or group day care home, as defined in K.A.R. 28-4-133 or any preschool or child[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]care center as defined in K.A.R. 28-4-20; or[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]A.20. Any church, temple or other place of worship.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]B. It shall be unlawful to carry a concealed weapon while under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]C. It shall be unlawful for any employee of the City of Junction City, with the exception of Law Enforcement[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]Officers, to carry a concealed weapon while on City premises or while engaged in the duties of the person's[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]employment by the City.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]D. It shall be unlawful for any person licensed or recognized as a valid out of State licensee pursuant to the[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]Personal and Family Protection Act to carry a concealed weapon into any City facility, premises, public park[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]or public grounds, provided that the property is posted in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]of the persons entering the property where carrying a concealed weapon is prohibited.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E. Nothing in the Personal and Family Protection Act or this Section shall be construed to prevent:[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E.1. Any public or private employer from restricting or prohibiting in any manner persons licensed under the[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]Act from carrying a concealed weapon while on the premises of the employer's business or while[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]engaged in the duties of the person's employment by the employer; or[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E.2. Any entity owning or operating business premises open to the public from restricting or prohibiting in[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]any manner persons licensed under the Act from carrying a concealed weapon while on such premises,[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]provided that the premises are posted in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of persons[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]entering the premises, as premises where carrying a concealed weapon is prohibited; or[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E.3. A property owner from restricting or prohibiting in any manner persons licensed under the Act from[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]carrying a concealed weapon while on such property, provided that the premises are posted in a manner[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]reasonably likely to come to the attention of persons entering the premises, as premises where carrying a[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]concealed weapon is prohibited.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]E.4. It shall be unlawful to carry a concealed weapon in violation of any restriction or prohibitions allowed by[/font]]

[size=Subsection (E)(1)]─[size=(4).]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]F. Violation of Subsections (A) or (B) is a Class A misdemeanor.[/font]]

[size=[font="Times New Roman"]G. Violation of Subsections (C), (D) or (E) is a Class B misdemeanor. (Ord. No. G-1007 §1, 12-19-06)[/font]]

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Called the JCPD Chief of Police some time ago... I think it was in November, but still have yet to receive an answer. Individual answers from officers varied. Sheriffs Office said it was a local matter and referred me to JCPD.

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Just got off the phone with a deputy at the Geary County Sheriff's Office... Simply put by the officer, Geary County abides by the State's OC laws, but Junction City and Grandview Plaza ordinances make OC "illegal".

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Most police officers aren't lawyers so I would get another opinion besides the deputy just to make sure.

You can view the Junction City weapons ordinance at http://www.jcks.com/ordinance/index.html Then click on Title II. Public health, Safety and Welfare.

A PDF will pop up with all the city codes 133 page on the PDF so might take awhile. Scroll down to page 65, 66, 67

I am not a lawyer and don't pretend to be. Looks like unloaded open carry is a possiblity at the very least?