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No action taken on Flint gun ordinance Monday night
Monday, July 12, 2010
Matt Franklin
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FLINT (WJRT) -- (07/12/10)--As of now there will be not change in Flint's gun ordinance.
Monday night, City Council members were supposed to take action but they decided to wait a month before doing so.
This was a very emotional issue for council members and city residents who spoke during a public hearing.
In the end, a majority of council members voted to postpone changing the ordinance for 30 days.
Council member Sheldon Neeley made the motion.
He did that so that city council could look at ways at strengthening the checks and balances, and also requiring some sort of education before a person obtains a purchasing permit from the city of Flint.
This is all happening because the city's gun ordinance is not in line with the state's. The city's prohibits people from carrying a loaded weapon in public.
The state's ordinance says that a person can carry a registered gun, in the open, as long as it is in a holster in approved places.
Many who addressed council pleaded for them to find some way around the ordinance because they fear it will only spark more violence.
The city attorney has said if the city does not get in line with the state's gun ordinance then it would open the city up to lawsuits, that it can not afford right now.
But until then, things stay the same, and council will take up the issue again in 30 days.
http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=7550427
Steve
Monday, July 12, 2010
Matt Franklin
More: Bio, E-mail, News Team
FLINT (WJRT) -- (07/12/10)--As of now there will be not change in Flint's gun ordinance.
Monday night, City Council members were supposed to take action but they decided to wait a month before doing so.
This was a very emotional issue for council members and city residents who spoke during a public hearing.
In the end, a majority of council members voted to postpone changing the ordinance for 30 days.
Council member Sheldon Neeley made the motion.
He did that so that city council could look at ways at strengthening the checks and balances, and also requiring some sort of education before a person obtains a purchasing permit from the city of Flint.
This is all happening because the city's gun ordinance is not in line with the state's. The city's prohibits people from carrying a loaded weapon in public.
The state's ordinance says that a person can carry a registered gun, in the open, as long as it is in a holster in approved places.
Many who addressed council pleaded for them to find some way around the ordinance because they fear it will only spark more violence.
The city attorney has said if the city does not get in line with the state's gun ordinance then it would open the city up to lawsuits, that it can not afford right now.
But until then, things stay the same, and council will take up the issue again in 30 days.
http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=7550427
Steve