City to arm itself against the new carry-concealed laws

At the recent Canfield City Council meeting, city manager Chuck Tieche reported on the new conceal-carry laws that will go into effect next month.He said there are several issues that need to be addressed as far as the city is concerned.

One issue involves municipal buildings. Tieche said the citywill soon be posting a no firearms notice at the entrance. A person entering the building with a concealed weapon would be subject to arrest and fines.

The other issue involves city employees who may have a conceal-carry permit.

"We need to discuss whether or not we want to establish a policy for city employees," Tieche said.

The policy would define whether or not a city employee could carry a weapon while on the job. A municipality has the right to form a policy, and Tieche said it would require a disscussion to see which way to go on the issue. He said police officers would, of course, be exempt from such a policy.

Source is the Canfield Town Crier, Thursday March 11, 2004. Reporter J. T. Whitehouse

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