Kansas City council bans open carry of firearms

[SecularMotion]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City council members unanimously voted to ban open carry of firearms in the city.

You don't need a permit or training to open carry as you do for concealed carry. Concealed weapons are still legal, but now only law enforcement officers will be allowed to carry a gun so it's seen by others. The law goes into effect on August 10.

Mayor Sly James said open carry may be okay for rural areas, but not for Kansas City.

"In this city where violence is a problem, where woman are battered and beaten where people get drunk and in hassles at bars, I don't think that we ought to hand them a gun to take it to the next level and say that's okay," he said.

http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kansas-city-council-bans-open-carry-of-firearms

[TIMETOCHANGE]

1. Sounds like there's been a change in the culture and demographics.

This wasn't an issue till recently. I wonder why that is? To get the votes for this there was probably a change in culture and demographics much like what happened in Colorado.

[gejohnston]

3. Kansas or Missouri?

the Kansas side is a small town while the MO side is, well, home of the Royals.

[Eleanors38]

4. Oh those damned details of geography! Disregard

the above.

[IronGate]

5. Ummmmm, Kansas City, MO. may find itself in trouble.

http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C000-099/0210000750.HTM

21.750. 1. The general assembly hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation touching in any way firearms, components, ammunition and supplies to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance or regulation by any political subdivision of this state. Any existing or future orders, ordinances or regulations in this field are hereby and shall be null and void except as provided in subsection 3 of this section

Methinks this won't be law very long.

[virginia mountainman]

7. The only qestion now is...

How much taxpayer money they wish to spend in the attempt to back up that new law.... How many, and what size checks do they wish to write???

[ileus]

8. what does OC have to do with city violence? another 1%ers power grab.

Do they actually hand them guns now? or is someone talking out their ass???

[Nuclear Unicorn]

9. Are people assaulting others who are open carrying? Are open carriers assaulting others?

I doubt either condition exists. This is just another, "I didn't a 'harumpf' outta that guy!" ordinance that will cost a lot of money in court only to be shot down (pun intended).