Auburn City Council Meeting

Chelsea N. Watkins Dr. John Carvalho Reporting 09/10/10 The only guns present at the Auburn City Council Meeting Tuesday were the big gun councilmen running the show. At the meeting the most pressing issue was that the state law and city law for weapons... More

Chelsea N. Watkins Dr. John Carvalho Reporting 09/10/10 The only guns present at the Auburn City Council Meeting Tuesday were the big gun councilmen running the show. At the meeting the most pressing issue was that the state law and city law for weapons are not in compliance with one another. There was a discrepancy with what the signs displayed and what the two ordinances of the law stated. According to the ordinance in the Auburn city law it is questionable that a handgun may be brought onto school premises with a permit as long as it is concealed. City Manager Charles Duggan stated that he was concerned with the uncertainty of the terms, and it could be better if the signs were changed to no weapons. The whole discussion was sparked by the signs on two recreational buildings in town that say no handguns with a picture of a handgun with a red slash through it. The words “no weapons” could be interpreted to be misleading. Donald Sirois, a local resident of Auburn for 37 years Less