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While it wasn't on the agenda, a proposed ban of concealed weapons on county property already started to draw interest from concealed carry advocates at Tuesday's Emmet County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Brian Forney, Larry Walders and Moriah Hawn asked the board to not ban concealed carry on county property. Sheriff Mike Martens and County Attorney Doug Hansen are drafting a resolution that would do just that.
"Such a ban would be illegal under the new law," said Walders.
Forney pointed to provisions in the Iowa Code limiting how local governments can regulate concealed carry. He pointed particularly to 724.28, Prohibition of regulation by political subdivisions: "A political subdivision of the state shall not enact an ordinance regulating the ownership, possession, legal transfer, lawful transportation, registration, or licensing of firearms when the ownership, possession, transfer, or transportation is otherwise lawful under the laws of this state. An ordinance regulating firearms in violation of this section existing on or after April 5, 1990, is void."
"The right to self-defense shouldn't stop just because you cross some magical line," Forney said.
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While it wasn't on the agenda, a proposed ban of concealed weapons on county property already started to draw interest from concealed carry advocates at Tuesday's Emmet County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Brian Forney, Larry Walders and Moriah Hawn asked the board to not ban concealed carry on county property. Sheriff Mike Martens and County Attorney Doug Hansen are drafting a resolution that would do just that.
"Such a ban would be illegal under the new law," said Walders.
Forney pointed to provisions in the Iowa Code limiting how local governments can regulate concealed carry. He pointed particularly to 724.28, Prohibition of regulation by political subdivisions: "A political subdivision of the state shall not enact an ordinance regulating the ownership, possession, legal transfer, lawful transportation, registration, or licensing of firearms when the ownership, possession, transfer, or transportation is otherwise lawful under the laws of this state. An ordinance regulating firearms in violation of this section existing on or after April 5, 1990, is void."
"The right to self-defense shouldn't stop just because you cross some magical line," Forney said.
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