Aspen City Council Members Get An Earful After Proposing Gun Ban

By Cam Edwards

Aspen, Colorado city council members heard from several irate citizens Monday night who were angered over an attempt to ban gun possession in city-owned buildings. The proposal, which was approved on a preliminary vote Monday evening, is a “symbolic gesture” that wouldn’t be enforced by metal detectors on increased security, according to council member Ward Hauenstein, who supports the measure.

“This is not a politically correct measure,” he said, adding it’s to protect the public and city staff, the latter of which are not allowed to carry weapons in their workplaces.

Hauenstein also said he doesn’t agree with open carry laws.

“I think open carry is stupid because you become the first target in an incident,” he said.

Let me get this straight. City employees feel unsafe and vulnerable, so the city council is going to pass a symbolic gun ban on the public carrying firearms inside of city buildings. That’s supposed to make employees feel better? It seems to me that the city should be moving in the opposite direction and allowing concealed carry holders to carry on the job at City Hall or in other city-owned buildings. That would provide real safety, not the illusion of security.

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