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The City has signs posted at Central Park no firearms allowed. Well I emailed the City Attorney,Police Chief,Park Manager, and City Manager and informed them that the sign was illegal due to the fact the City cannot pass a law that supersedes the Ky. Constitution. So i sent them this email.
Just waiting on there response. It should be interesting.
Is open carry legal in Ashland Central Park? There are signs posted that states Firearms Prohibited at the park entrance. As per
KRS 65.870
Office of the Attorney General 96 - 39
"A county may not ban or regulate the open or concealed carry of firearms in
public parks it controls, except a fiscal court may by ordinance prohibit or limit
the carrying of concealed firearms in the buildings, or portions of buildings, the
county controls located in such parks."
These illegal signs should be corrected.
Thank You
KRS 65.870
Local
The state of Kentucky has a preemption law which prohibits counties or
municipalities from creating more restrictive gun laws than those created by the
state.
KRS 65.870 Local firearms control ordinances prohibited.
No city, county or urban-county government may occupy any part of the field of
regulation of the transfer, ownership, possession, carrying or transportation of
firearms, ammunition, or components of firearms or combination thereof.
Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Created 1984 Kentucky Acts ch. 42, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984
The only exception to Kentucky's preemption law is KRS 237.115, which does allow
local governments to restrict the carry of concealed deadly weapons in the
buildings owned or leased by the local government (other than residences, highway
rest areas, and shooting ranges). The statute further states that while the carry
of deadly weapons can be prohibited in these few government owned or leased areas,
unless a federal or Kentucky state law is violated, there can be no additional
criminal penalties enforced.
Created October 1, 1996. Amended March 31, 2005.
Court Opinions In Kentucky
The City has signs posted at Central Park no firearms allowed. Well I emailed the City Attorney,Police Chief,Park Manager, and City Manager and informed them that the sign was illegal due to the fact the City cannot pass a law that supersedes the Ky. Constitution. So i sent them this email.
Just waiting on there response. It should be interesting.
Is open carry legal in Ashland Central Park? There are signs posted that states Firearms Prohibited at the park entrance. As per
KRS 65.870
Office of the Attorney General 96 - 39
"A county may not ban or regulate the open or concealed carry of firearms in
public parks it controls, except a fiscal court may by ordinance prohibit or limit
the carrying of concealed firearms in the buildings, or portions of buildings, the
county controls located in such parks."
These illegal signs should be corrected.
Thank You
KRS 65.870
Local
The state of Kentucky has a preemption law which prohibits counties or
municipalities from creating more restrictive gun laws than those created by the
state.
KRS 65.870 Local firearms control ordinances prohibited.
No city, county or urban-county government may occupy any part of the field of
regulation of the transfer, ownership, possession, carrying or transportation of
firearms, ammunition, or components of firearms or combination thereof.
Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Created 1984 Kentucky Acts ch. 42, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984
The only exception to Kentucky's preemption law is KRS 237.115, which does allow
local governments to restrict the carry of concealed deadly weapons in the
buildings owned or leased by the local government (other than residences, highway
rest areas, and shooting ranges). The statute further states that while the carry
of deadly weapons can be prohibited in these few government owned or leased areas,
unless a federal or Kentucky state law is violated, there can be no additional
criminal penalties enforced.
Created October 1, 1996. Amended March 31, 2005.
Court Opinions In Kentucky
