Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Confusing concealed carry laws in Alaska

It seems the two biggest states both have some confusing laws and confused law-enforcers. This from Anchorage Daily News:
What does it all mean? Who has to let in people with guns? Depends who's talking.

For instance, city officials, including Traini, Police Chief Walt Monegan and Mayor Mark Begich, say it means a legal gun owner can carry a pistol into City Hall, or the Assembly chambers because the state law doesn't specifically ban municipal buildings.

State Rep. Mike Chenault, R-Kenai, who sponsored the bill restricting the city from passing tougher laws, disagrees.

It's no more strict for the city to prohibit firearms in a city building than it is for the state to ban them in a state building, such as a courthouse. The law leaves room for interpretation, he said.

Anchorage's Deputy Clerk Linda Heim thinks people should not be allowed to bring guns into City Hall. What if someone is mad at the mayor, the tax collector or the clerk, she said.
Then of course there should be a law! Everyone knows that someone in a murderous rage will be stopped cold by some words written on a piece of paper.

tnx to NRA-ILA

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