Casper councilors move forward with gun carry law

The Casper City Council has moved forward with an ordinance that would prohibit people from openly carrying guns into city meetings.

Councilmembers passed the measure 5-4 Tuesday in the second of three required readings. A final vote will be taken Dec. 20.

The ordinance, which would ban all dangerous weapons from city meetings, passed an initial vote 6-3 last month. On Tuesday, Councilman Bill Brauer changed his previous vote in support of the ordinance, saying "I think we have enough restrictions on people."

State law already prohibits people from carrying concealed firearms into city meetings, but it doesn't address weapons carried in the open.