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Randy:
Concealed weapon signs coming down
By Joelyn Hansen/Daily Sun staff writer
Wednesday, Feb 18, 2009 - 09:19:53 am CST

Signs noting the city?s ban on concealed weapons will be taken down and the 1971 ordinance on banned concealed weapons will be sent to committee for review.

No official action was taken Monday night by the Beatrice City Council on the issue of concealed weapons. But, there was a consensus among the council that the ordinance needed to be reviewed.

It was also decided that signs posted at the city limits noting the city?s ban on concealed weapons would be taken down, due to the fact that according to the Nebraska Attorney General, state statute permitting concealed weapons does not allow for city?s to ban permitted concealed weapons.

Since the law could not be enforced by the city, the signs are no longer needed.

The concealed weapons ordinance was brought to the table for discussion by Councilman Jason Moore who believed it was time to revisit and clean-up the ordinance to be clearer and reflective of current times and not of 1971.

?I?m not asking to move mountains, I?m asking to change verbiage,? Moore said. ?We need to take a look at this ordinance and straighten it up.?

Moore noted that he would like to see the ordinance have further explanation on what weapons were banned as it is too vague.

Councilman Alan Fetty agreed that the verbiage in the ordinance should be looked at. He didn?t necessarily agree that the signs were an issue.

Most citizens understand that the city cannot supersede state law, he said

Wymore Wrangler:
"Most citizens understand that the city cannot supersede state law, he said"

The Beatrice Chief of Police doesn't understand this...  And I had to go to Beatrice and check, yep the signs are already down...
 
 

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