Nucla, Colo. Passes Ordinance Making Gun Ownership Mandatory [View all]

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As much of the nation continues to debate gun control and as Colorado gets ready to implement sweeping new gun control laws just passed in the latest legislative session, one small town in southwest Colorado has decided to go in the opposite direction by passing an ordinance that makes gun ownership mandatory.

Nucla, Colo., about 50 miles south of Grand Junction and with a population of less than 1,000, recently passed an ordinance on a 5-1 vote which requires a head of a household to own a gun, according to the Montrose Daily Press.

The new ordinance does have some exceptions for heads of households who can't legally own a gun or who simply do not want to own a gun.

Bill Long, the lone board member who voted against the measure says it's just a symbolic gesture and that it's just as intrusive as laws that try to limit guns. "Ideologically, it's no different than saying, 'You can't own guns,' Long said to The Associated Press. "If you want less government in our lives, this isn't that. It's a symbolic gesture."

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