Iowa judge bans guns from courthouse, contradicts county supervisors

By Andrew Shepperson

Woodbury County District Judge Duane Hoffmeyer. (Photo: Sioux City Journal)
An eastern Iowa judge has issued an order banning guns from a county courthouse, contradicting a county supervisors’ decision to allow firearms on the premises.
Woodbury County District Judge Duane Hoffmeyer issued the administrative order this week, the Sioux City Journal reported. The order essentially prohibits the carrying of firearms in the Woodbury County Courthouse, the Law Enforcement Center and the Trosper Hoyt Building, and rescinds a recent Board of Supervisors decision to allow the public to carry guns on county property.
“… the purpose of this Administrative Order is to provide a safe place for resolving disputes and deterring incidents of violence when firearms are on or in close proximity to individuals or employees who may wish to cause harm,” Hoffmeyer said in his order. “Allowing guns or weapons increases the likelihood that a violent or disgruntled employee or individual affected by the court system will have access to a firearm while at work or at the courthouse and prevent the Judicial Branch/Sheriff from adequately controlling the safety of other employees and customers.”
In an attempt to comply with a new state law that broadens Iowa’s stand-your-ground provision, the county’s Board of Supervisors voted in June to allow the

Source: Guns.com