Posted: March 27, 2009

Municipal code 8-115  has already been used by the Pine Bluffs police to threaten the rights of law abiding gun owners.

This law must be removed from the books to stop this from happening in the future, removing such laws also saves the town from law suits arising from these misinterpretations.

In my experience, these laws are left in place for one reason only to threaten the uninformed.

At this point we simply expect the mayor and council to do what they said they would do, which is “bring the town ordinance in line with state law concerning the open carry of firearms in town.” and “modify the ordinance to comply with state statue” .

Sources:
“Speaking after the meeting, Anderson said the council does intend to bring the town ordinance in line with state law concerning the open carry of firearms in town.”
-Pine Bluffs Post March 5, 2009

“Council will modify the ordinance to comply with state statue at a future meeting”
-Council meeting minutes March 2, 2009 as published in the Pine Bluffs Post March 12, 2009

 

Anthony Bouchard
Executive Director
WyGO / Wyoming Gun Owners Association