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Is it true that Missouri state law bans citizen gun carry in city halls? If so, that does need to be repealed.
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http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/23/1899078/raymore-city-council-likely-to.html
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Raymore City Council soon could be packing heat
By DONALD BRADLEY
The Kansas City Star
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When Raymore City Councilman Jeff Cox pushed to allow members to carry a gun during meetings, colleague Charlene Hubach warned that everyone would probably have to dive for cover.
Cox’s proposal failed to become law. But that was in January. Now, with April’s election having removed two opponents to his plan, he is back.
And if Cox’s new proposal passes Monday night, Hubach might not know which way to dive, because this version seeks to allow the audience to show up armed, too.
That would likely be a first for the Kansas City area.
“I think it’s been proven that allowing citizens the right to carry guns increases public safety and decreases crime,” Cox, a lawyer, said Friday. “All this does is provide those law-abiding citizens 100 percent of freedom under the law.”
Part of the package is a resolution in which Raymore would ask the Missouri General Assembly to rescind a ban on citizens carrying guns at City Council meetings. Individual cities should be allowed to decide that on their own, as long as those citizens have concealed-carry permits, Cox said.
His motivation is what he calls the “City Hall massacre” in Kirkwood, Mo. On Feb. 7, 2008, a gunman barged into a City Council meeting and fatally shot six people, including the mayor, two City Council members and two police officers.
“People who are going to commit a crime aren’t going to let a sign on the door stop them,” Cox said.
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Cox is confident his ordinance will pass.
“If I didn’t think I had the votes, I wouldn’t bring it back,” he said.
Is it true that Missouri state law bans citizen gun carry in city halls? If so, that does need to be repealed.
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http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/23/1899078/raymore-city-council-likely-to.html
SNIP
Raymore City Council soon could be packing heat
By DONALD BRADLEY
The Kansas City Star
More News
$(document).ready(function() { replaceRelated(153);});
When Raymore City Councilman Jeff Cox pushed to allow members to carry a gun during meetings, colleague Charlene Hubach warned that everyone would probably have to dive for cover.
Cox’s proposal failed to become law. But that was in January. Now, with April’s election having removed two opponents to his plan, he is back.
And if Cox’s new proposal passes Monday night, Hubach might not know which way to dive, because this version seeks to allow the audience to show up armed, too.
That would likely be a first for the Kansas City area.
“I think it’s been proven that allowing citizens the right to carry guns increases public safety and decreases crime,” Cox, a lawyer, said Friday. “All this does is provide those law-abiding citizens 100 percent of freedom under the law.”
Part of the package is a resolution in which Raymore would ask the Missouri General Assembly to rescind a ban on citizens carrying guns at City Council meetings. Individual cities should be allowed to decide that on their own, as long as those citizens have concealed-carry permits, Cox said.
His motivation is what he calls the “City Hall massacre” in Kirkwood, Mo. On Feb. 7, 2008, a gunman barged into a City Council meeting and fatally shot six people, including the mayor, two City Council members and two police officers.
“People who are going to commit a crime aren’t going to let a sign on the door stop them,” Cox said.
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Cox is confident his ordinance will pass.
“If I didn’t think I had the votes, I wouldn’t bring it back,” he said.