Gun gluttony stopped (WY)

[jpak]

http://trib.com/opinion/editorial/gun-gluttony-stopped/article_773b66f2-26c4-59f0-81c6-ad55c0d4fb71.html

Wyoming scored a victory Tuesday when the state’s House of Representatives shot down a number of gun initiatives, one of which would have allowed guns at any government meeting.

It’s not that we think there should be more restrictions on guns. We believe Wyoming has solid gun laws that strike a balance between gun rights and public protection.

The author of the bill, Rep. Kendell Kroeker, R-Evansville, introduced the bill and it seemed to be in retaliation for Casper and other government officials who don’t necessarily fancy the idea of guns at meetings or in the courthouse.

We thank the House for quietly killing the bill as it got to first reading. We believe that while Kroeker and his advocates see the bill as solidifying Second Amendment rights, it also could allow guns into meetings which, on occasion, run hot with emotions. High emotions and well-armed citizens don’t always mix well.

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[gejohnston]

1. it was stupid

and an over reaction to something more stupid.
Basically, Wyoming prohibits concealed carry in government meetings. IIRC, it was part of the law when Wyoming became shall issue to everyone (before then it was to a few occupations specified in the law) it included that restriction. However, open carry in a government meeting remained legal. Why? Since open carry is incredibly rare to non existent nobody thought to change it. One day last year some one actually showed up to a Casper city council meeting OC, probably the first person ever to do so in the state's history. The city wanted to ban OC in gov. meetings but ran up against the state preemption law.