Columbia To Allow Guns In Parks
POSTED: 8:48 am CDT August 10,
2009
UPDATED: 2:10 pm CDT August 10,
2009
COLUMBIA, Tenn. -- City leaders in Columbia are going to allow guns in city parks.This week, the City Council voted again to defeat a measure to ban guns.The state recently passed a law allowing permitted gun owners to carry guns in state and local parks but gave cities the authority to opt out.Columbia's City Council voted not to opt out last month, but the council considered the issue again after the state attorney general questioned the legality of allowing guns in parks during school events.
Previous Stories:
- August 7, 2009: Guns In Parks Ban Passes Second Reading
- July 30, 2009: Public Forum Held Regarding Guns In Parks
- July 10, 2009: Murfreesboro Opts Out Of Guns In Parks Law
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