Different Laws in Different Cities
That’s what the Kansas City Star endorses:
Kansas legislators left for spring break this week exhausted after some late-night sessions. They could lessen their workload by staying out of matters in which they have no business interfering.
Case one: Lawmakers passed a bill telling cities and counties they can’t restrict handguns in areas, such as parks, that aren’t mentioned in the state’s concealed-carry bill.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius should veto this bill. It is a serious affront to local officials, who know their communities best. Mayors and city managers, not state legislators, should decide whether to allow people to bring guns to city parks, municipal office buildings and other city facilities.
In other words, this editorial writer thinks that there’s nothing wrong with a Kansas resident doing something law abiding in most parts of the state and suddenly becoming a criminal because he didn’t know that some town had laws to the contrary.
Perhaps the writer would also think it OK if one town decided that –regarding traffic lights– green should mean “stop” and red should mean “go.”
5 Responses to “Different Laws in Different Cities”
on 06 Apr 2007 at 12:03 pm # tkdkerry
It is a serious affront to local officials, who know their communities best.
Which really means: “It is a serious affront to officious, arrogant, condescending bastards like me, who know better than the little people what’s good for them”
on 06 Apr 2007 at 5:45 pm # Chris
Typical for the KC(RED)Star.
Remember, Kansans had to override a Sebelius veto to get CCW passed in the first place. I have no doubt that she’ll veto this bill, as well. That’s fine, pro-freedom Kansans have the votes to override her again.
I’m happy to be on the Missouri side of the line, but only by a few miles. Can’t tell you how happy I was when KS recognized MO CCW’s! I’d been avoiding crossing state line road for years!
on 07 Apr 2007 at 8:11 pm # PEPPER
Why should a City be able to pass laws that are more stringent than the State Laws?
That is why the laws are written as they are, they may not pass laws or ordinances which supercede or are more stringent than those of the State.
I for one don’t want to have to feel llike a criminal for doing what the State says I can do, which is why the Governors veto was over ridden.
The majority of the population are in favor of the CCW laws. The cities are just a bunch of pompus asses who will do what they think will further their personal agendas.
The people will speak again, as they did when the mayor of Wichita was replaced, and the current one will be replaced also, if that is what it takes to get politicians in office to serve the people who elect them.
To the politicians: We don’t want you to vote your concious, we want you to vote ours.
on 10 Apr 2007 at 2:02 am # Carl H.
As mentioned above, they really should change the name of the paper to the Kansas City Red Star. As a rule, if the Red Star is in favor of any question, the citizens of the area are against it. Elitist carpetbaggers, no one pays any attention to them.
on 10 Apr 2007 at 10:13 pm # Len - KC
The K.C. paper is a joke. A really bad joke. The accepted logic is that if you are running for office and get the endorsment of the Star, you have received the kiss of death. The only things in the rag that might be believed are the obits and the comics