October 22, 2019Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Address a gap in the City’s dangerous weapons Ordinance to prohibit dangerous weapons on City Buses…
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the minutes say it will do: “The proposed Ordinance would prohibit, with limited exceptions, the bringing of firearms or dangerous weapons into City buildings or the grounds of City buildings, as well as certain designated recreational facilities.”
More from the minutes
- “In the course of preparing a proposed, transit-specific ordinance, it was further determined that the City’s current dangerous weapons ordinance- Sec. 12.42 of the City Code- should additionally be updated to conform with guidance from the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office, and to clarify its scope.”
- “The proposed Ordinance would further prohibit the bringing of dangerous weapons onto City Owned buses.”
- “The proposed ordinance will address a gap in the City’s dangerous weapons ordinance in that it will prohibit dangerous weapons on City buses, and will further update the existing dangerous weapons ordinance, which was adopted in 2011.”
Official title: Ordinance to address a gap in the City’s dangerous weapons Ordinance to prohibit dangerous weapons on City Buses, and update the existing dangerous weapons Ordinance
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilman Kapoor and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“ORDINANCE NO. 4770 - ORDINANCE TO ADDRESS A GAP IN THE CITY’S DANGEROUS WEAPONS ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT DANGEROUS WEAPONS ON CITY BUSES, AND UPDATE THE EXISTING DANGEROUS WEAPONS ORDINANCE”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item I