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From YouTube: Board Wrap-Up: Banning Firearms
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Sept. 2020: Banning firearms in County Government Buildings, Parks, at Special Events
A
Hello,
I'm
kara
o'donnell,
your
host
for
county
board
wrap
up
our
monthly
virtual
conversation
with
our
county
board
members
on
the
actions
they
take
that
affect
all
of
us
as
a
community.
Joining
us
today
is
board
chair,
libby
garvey,
as
well
as
board
member
katie
crystal.
Thank
you
both
for
being
here
this
today
and
now,
after
taking
a
break
in
august,
the
board
came
back
to
a
september
agenda
filled
with
big
issues,
some
of
them
a
bit
controversial.
A
They
also
heard
a
sobering
report
from
the
county
manager
on
the
impact
that
the
coronavirus
pandemic
is
having
on
county
revenues,
but
we
are
going
to
begin
today
by
taking
a
look
at
the
board's
adoption
of
a
ban
on
firearms
in
county
government
buildings
parks
and
at
special
events.
Libby,
we'll
start
with
you.
How
did
this
whole
idea
of
this
ordinance
come
about,
and
what
exactly
does
it
prohibit?
A
B
It
came
about
really
because
of
an
action
in
the
general
assembly.
I
think
a
lot
of
us
have
been
wanting
for
some
time
an
ability
to
do
more
to
control
guns
in
our
certainly
in
our
buildings
and
our
spaces,
and
we
finally
got
the
right
to
do
that
through
the
general
assembly
and
a
number
of
our
neighboring
jurisdictions
have
adopted
this
ordinance
as
well
and
pretty
much
all
of
us,
I
believe,
are
really
basing
it
very
much
almost
exactly
on
what
was
passed
by
the
general
assembly,
and
that
is
what
we
did.
B
We
did
a
little
bit
of
tweaking
to
it
because
it
was
going
it's
applying
to
our
all,
basically
all
our
facilities,
so
that
includes
parks
outside
it
includes
our
buildings,
and
we
heard
from
a
lot
of
particularly
concealed
carry
weapon
holders
and
I've
learned
a
lot.
I
understand
for
some
people,
because
the
the
wearing
a
gun
is
like
wearing
clothes,
they
put
it
on
the
morning
and
they
take
it
off
at
night
and
so
they're
always
just
walking
around
with
their
guns.
B
They
don't
even
think
about
it
and
they
had
a
concern
that
they
might
end
up.
In
a
park
with
a
gun
and
get
themselves,
you
know
arrested
and
charged
in
their
careers
ruined,
because
this
is
a
class
one
misdemeanor,
if
you,
if
you
violate
it.
So
we
we
worked
to
make
one
really
clear
that
it
wasn't
enforced,
except
where
there
was
signage.
It
had
to
be
clear:
we're
not
trying
to
do
a
gotcha
at
all
for
people.
B
They
were
feeling
insecure
and
certainly
you
watch
what's
going
around
in
the
country,
that's
understandable,
so
we
carved
out
a
bit
of
an
exception
for
them.
There
there's
a
special
permit,
which
has
not
been
yet
put
together,
they're,
going
to
figure
that
one
out,
but
a
special
permit,
so
that
concealed
carry
folks
who
meet
the
requirements
of
the
permit
and
are
registered
as
the
event
could
be
there.
Providing
security
for
that
event,
and
those
are
the
two
main
main
main
changes
we
made,
and
you
know
we
had.
B
C
C
I
think
it's
clear
that
those
of
us
on
the
county
board
believe
and
substantiated
by
a
fair
bit
of
research
that
we're
safer
when
there
are
fewer
firearms,
but
I
think,
as
as
libby
mentioned,
we
understand,
I
think,
had
our
horizons
expanded
by
folks
who
feel
passionately
that
that's
not
the
case,
so
it
was
quite
a
conversation.
I
think
you
know
the
only
sort
of
nuance
about
those
special
event
permits
likely
what
we'll
do,
as
our
staff
develops,
this
that
permit
will
likely
require
for
a
security
guard.
C
Who's
met
our
dcjs
standards,
which
are
our
state
standards
for
for
training.
I
think
we
did
have
also
learned
that
perhaps
the
process
to
get
a
concealed
carry
permit
is
not
quite
as
onerous
as
we
might
hope
for
somebody
carrying
around
an
instrument
that
can
actually
cause
death,
and
so
the
the
permit
for
security
guards
that
we
see
at
the
state
level
requires
significantly
more
training
and
experience.
C
B
Yeah,
and
also,
I
think,
we've
got
to
emphasize
the
signage
issue.
People
were
so
worried
about,
you
know,
you've
got
it's
got
to
be
clearly
clearly
marked.
We
had
a
lot
of
talk
about
what
is
the
area
adjacent
the
word
of
j
sentence,
making
it
clear,
so
we
really
don't
want
to
trap
anybody.
We
want
to
be
clear
and
the
other
big
issue
you
know
katie
I
thought
was
there
is
also
a
difference
of
opinion.
Some
people
think
that
they,
anybody
with
a
gun,
ought
to
be
able
to
provide
public
safety.
B
You
know
and
basically
the
board.
I
am
not
comfortable
with
anybody.
Who's
able
to
get
a
gun
be
deciding
that
they
want
to
provide
public
safety
and
we've
been
seeing
issues
with
that,
of
course,
around
the
country
and
anyway
we
we
can
move
on.
The
second
amendment
just
continues.
The
logic
continues
to
elude
me.
I
believe,
there's
a
clause
in
there
about
carrying
a
weapon
within
a
well-armed
militia,
well-trained
militia,
and
where
is
the
well-trained
militia
part
we're
trying
to
put
that
in
with
the
training
and
the
and
these
different
requirements?
A
B
No,
it's
it's
simply.
If,
if
police
noticed
somebody
violating
it,
there
would
be
they'd
just
be
a
warning.
They'd
be
asked
to
leave
the
premises
with
the
gun,
that's
all
and
where
I
you
know,
I
don't
think
we're
envisioning
changing
things
at
all
and
at
our
special
events,
you
always
have
a
lot
of
our
police
there
for
security
just
anyway
so
and.