Superlite27
Regular Member
Well, There were three other gentlemen who showed up to oppose Troy adopting an OC ban.
The meeting was called to order and budgeting, staffing, and various other city business was discussed for about a half hour. Then they moved to the proposed ordinance banning OC.
(paraphrasing)
Mayor: "Why is this even on the docket?"
Councilman #2: "Someone was asking about the ordinance".
Mayor: "So it's on the docket simply because someone asked about the law?"
Councilman #2: "I've already discussed it with the chief of police and he DOES NOT want it passed."
Mayor: "So why is it on the docket? Can we just not read it?"
City Clerk: "It's on the docket... we have to."
Mayor: Who wants to propose we adopt it?"
(Blank stares)
Councilman #3: (Grudgingly) "O.K......I propose blah, blah, blah..."
Discussion followed in which Councilman #1 repeated that the police chief did NOT want this ordinance passed.
Open discussion in which one of the other gentlemen explained that he had been the one who called city hall and inquired about any law restricting open carry just to obtain clarification.
I approached the stand and explained I had been openly carrying a firearm in Troy for about four years without incident, it has been legal for over 190 years so why the interest in an ordinance now?, and explained that businesses could already opt to bar weapons in their establishments any ordinance would pre-empt their decision.
Another gentleman asked for clarification of "ready and capable of lethal use" and asked why having a shirt covering it would change the lethality?".
Comments closed, time for a second......
....anyone?
Councilman #2: "Does it have to be seconded?"
City Clerk: "No, but not seconding it would leave it on the table."
Councilman #2: "Very well, I second the motion."
City Clerk: "Call the roll"
Councilman #1: "NO"
Councilwoman #1 "NO" (vehemently!)
Concilman #2: "NO"
Mayor: "NO"
Councilwoman #2 "NO"
Councilman #3 "NO"
Meeting adjourned.
There you have it folks. Not only is the Troy city council unanimously against banning OC, the police chief and mayor are as well. In fact, nobody really wanted to be the one to propose or second it, other than somebody had to because it was on the docket.
Or maybe.....just maybe....my endearing personality and awsome powers of infuential reasoning swayed them!
The meeting was called to order and budgeting, staffing, and various other city business was discussed for about a half hour. Then they moved to the proposed ordinance banning OC.
(paraphrasing)
Mayor: "Why is this even on the docket?"
Councilman #2: "Someone was asking about the ordinance".
Mayor: "So it's on the docket simply because someone asked about the law?"
Councilman #2: "I've already discussed it with the chief of police and he DOES NOT want it passed."
Mayor: "So why is it on the docket? Can we just not read it?"
City Clerk: "It's on the docket... we have to."
Mayor: Who wants to propose we adopt it?"
(Blank stares)
Councilman #3: (Grudgingly) "O.K......I propose blah, blah, blah..."
Discussion followed in which Councilman #1 repeated that the police chief did NOT want this ordinance passed.
Open discussion in which one of the other gentlemen explained that he had been the one who called city hall and inquired about any law restricting open carry just to obtain clarification.
I approached the stand and explained I had been openly carrying a firearm in Troy for about four years without incident, it has been legal for over 190 years so why the interest in an ordinance now?, and explained that businesses could already opt to bar weapons in their establishments any ordinance would pre-empt their decision.
Another gentleman asked for clarification of "ready and capable of lethal use" and asked why having a shirt covering it would change the lethality?".
Comments closed, time for a second......
....anyone?
Councilman #2: "Does it have to be seconded?"
City Clerk: "No, but not seconding it would leave it on the table."
Councilman #2: "Very well, I second the motion."
City Clerk: "Call the roll"
Councilman #1: "NO"
Councilwoman #1 "NO" (vehemently!)
Concilman #2: "NO"
Mayor: "NO"
Councilwoman #2 "NO"
Councilman #3 "NO"
Meeting adjourned.
There you have it folks. Not only is the Troy city council unanimously against banning OC, the police chief and mayor are as well. In fact, nobody really wanted to be the one to propose or second it, other than somebody had to because it was on the docket.
Or maybe.....just maybe....my endearing personality and awsome powers of infuential reasoning swayed them!
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