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SB32: Libraries; localities may adopt an ordinance prohibiting firearms, etc. on premises.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Mamie Locke (D-2)
Mamie Locke
(D-2)
Served: 2004–
Progress
| Introduced | |
| Passed Committee | |
| Passed House | |
| Passed Senate | |
| Signed by Governor | |
| Became Law |
Status
01/22/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
Summary
Control of firearms; libraries. Provides that localities may adopt an ordinance that prohibits firearms, ammunition, or components or combinations thereof in libraries that are owned or operated by the locality.
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16 votes
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Comments
Defeated in committee
The only people this would affect are law abiding citizens. People who illegally carry would do so regardless of laws. Most people who would be a danger to society don't go to the library anyway. Please don't waste my dollars on this nonsense.