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March 28, 2010
Boro’s gun ban shot down
Susan Evans The Tribune-Democrat
EBENSBURG — An Ebensburg man challenged the borough’s ban on carrying guns in town parks – and won.
On the advice of the borough solicitor, who reviewed Timothy L. Havener’s complaint and agreed with it, Borough Council members on March 22 deleted the language prohibiting firearms in parks.
That means gun-toters, if permitted for other locations, also will be allowed at locations such as Ebensburg’s tennis courts, swimming pool, Lake Rowena and the town’s small parks.
“We didn’t know,” said borough Manager Dan Penatzer. “We thought the borough had the right to regulate firearms in a government building or facility, but it’s only in a building with some kind of court facility, like even a holding cell.
“Apparently that means someone could show up at a council meeting carrying a gun, and there’s nothing we could do about it if it’s otherwise legal.”
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http://tribune-democrat.com/local/x351843805/Boro-s-gun-ban-shot-down
SNIP
March 28, 2010
Boro’s gun ban shot down
Susan Evans The Tribune-Democrat
EBENSBURG — An Ebensburg man challenged the borough’s ban on carrying guns in town parks – and won.
On the advice of the borough solicitor, who reviewed Timothy L. Havener’s complaint and agreed with it, Borough Council members on March 22 deleted the language prohibiting firearms in parks.
That means gun-toters, if permitted for other locations, also will be allowed at locations such as Ebensburg’s tennis courts, swimming pool, Lake Rowena and the town’s small parks.
“We didn’t know,” said borough Manager Dan Penatzer. “We thought the borough had the right to regulate firearms in a government building or facility, but it’s only in a building with some kind of court facility, like even a holding cell.
“Apparently that means someone could show up at a council meeting carrying a gun, and there’s nothing we could do about it if it’s otherwise legal.”
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