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In a unanimous 9-0 vote, the K.C. Council voted Thursday to ban the practice of open carry in the Show Me State's largest city.
The ordinance, set to come into effect in ten days, would amend the city's codes on weapons to prohibit the open carrying of a firearm. Mayor Sly James (D), who has
been outspoken in his crusade to limit guns on Kansas City's streets, proposed the measure on July 17.
"We're saying this does not make sense in the middle of Kansas City, Mo.," James told the Council earlier this month. "If you want to do this out in a rural area, that's cool. How much would you shop at the Plaza if you walk down there and every third person had a rifle on their back?"
The ordinance will prohibit the open carry of any firearms in the city with exceptions for active and retired law enforcement, the military, process servers and coroners, as well as ROTC students and those participating in school-sponsored shooting sports. According to the fact sheet filed by James with the proposed ordinance, "aggressive open carry" can cause public disturbances and prevent "gun education learned on the streets" from "those who may choose to stretch the limits of responsible gun ownership."
http://www.guns.com/2014/08/01/kansas-city-council-pulls-the-plug-on-open-carry-video/