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From: "Alex Davison" <Alex@Pattondavison.com>
Date: 03/02/2009 02:47PM
Subject: RE: Pine Bluffs and firearms
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Thanks for your interest in this issue. You are not alone in your concern and confusion over the status of the open carry law in Pine Bluffs. The ordinance appears to date from territorial days. (Maybe Bill Hickock decided we needed it.)Obviously it predates the statutory preemption passed by theWyoming Legislature in 1995. While this seems to be a hot button right now it is actually more of an internal issue with the police dept. thananything else since no one has ever been arrested or cited for carrying open that I know of, and gun owners and users are a huge part of our community. The Sportsman's Club has its shooting range on town property and the town allows the club to put on regular gun showsin the community center free of charge. [/font]
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I think the council will address this tonight.Myhope is that the governing body will give some clear direction to me and the PD. If you like I can keep you posted on the outcome. While the council and the Mayor are generally interested in the views of everyone,attacks/threats from some outsiders havemade the process more unpredictablerather than helping it. The council and Mayor are really pretty immune from intimidation from nonresidents. I guess you will have to do whatever you think best about visiting Pine Bluffs if you are in the area, but, of course, we would be happy to welcome you to our town any time.I doubt you will be bothered if you are packin'. [/font]
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Alex Davison, [/font]
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-----Original Message-----
From: Pinebluffs [mailtoinebluffs@rtconnect.net]
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 1:28 PM
To: Alex Davison; Ann Lansden; Bill Cushing; Bill Shain; Leonard Anderson; Mike Ragsdale
Subject: Fwd: Pine Bluffs and firearms
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To: pinebluffs@rtconnect.net
Date: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:17 PM
Subject: Pine Bluffs and firearms
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I regularly travel between South Dakota and Wyoming and thru Pine Bluffs. It has come to my attention that Pine Bluffs will not honor my South Dakota concealed carry permit to carry a loaded pistol which is good in all other parts of the great state of Wyoming.
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I also understand that your local law enforcement officer (s) have gone on record that they will arrest anyone carrying a pistol openly or concealed even though such carry is legal elsewhere in Wyoming just as it is in my home state of South Dakota.
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Since I always carry a weapon legally when traveling to your state I will make it a point NOT to stop in Pine Bluffs for any reason and especially not to do business with anyone in Pine Bluffs. I suggest Pine Bluffs carefully reconsiders their anti-gun laws and learns how the Wyoming State Constitution actually allows open and/or concealed carry for those who choose to do so legally for their own protection.
Norm
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