Posted June 17, 2019 6:00 pm by Comments

By Dave Workman

Should public officials, employees be allowed to have guns at work? (Dave Workman)

U.S.A.-(Ammoland.com)- Two weeks after the tragedy at Virginia Beach where a dozen people were killed in a city building, a city councilman in Fort Myers has raised a question about public officials having guns on the job in that Florida city, according to the Fort Myers News Press.

The subject was reportedly scheduled for conversation Monday. Councilman Johnny Streets, described as a retired Fort Myers police officer, has a carry license, and something of a dilemma. State statute prohibits guns in government buildings, the newspaper said.

Virginia Beach public employees cannot carry guns inside government buildings, but that didn’t stop a co-worker who apparently had submitted his resignation hours before from walking into the building with two legally-owned handguns and opening fire. The shooter, who was subsequently killed by responding police, had been employed as an engineer with the city.

Back in Florida, Streets reportedly is wondering whether he can carry a handgun when he is on official business outside of city hall.

“A lot of the time,” Streets was quoted as stating, “we are attending meetings in our official capacity that are not at …Read the Rest

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