Guns in Public - Pro or Con?

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SPRINGS COUNCIL MAY REINSTATE FIREARMS BAN IN CITY BUILDINGS

Rocky Mountain News, Saturday, August 9th.

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Council members voted only a ew months ago to allow people to carry weapons openly in city parks and public buildings. Now they're poised to vote on Tuesday to reinstate the bans in City Hall and other city buildings.

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"Basically, this man isn't doing anythinig illegal," said Councilman Randy Purvis. "He's carrying a long gun, and while it makes people uncomfortable, it's not illegal to possess a firearm."

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Even council members who identify themselves as gun rights supporters are planning to vote in favor of the ban. "What do we do to encourage people to be involved in city government when . . . they have to sit next to a guy with a gun on his lap?" asked Councilman Scott Hente. "To me, it's not a constitutional argument, it's a question of what's appropriate."

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/

So, whatdya think? Should the council have the right to ban firearms from THEIR place of work, while the rest of us have to put up with it, or should they be forced to sit in their own bathwater?