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Here's the text from the Capitol Journal. One point I see, is that they want to make it illegal for you to take a gun in a place, without them posting the "no gun" sign in thier window. Then when an out of towner comes in, they see there's no sign, they walk in, and get busted. Shamefull stuff.

Senator seeks gun law consistency
By Anna Staatz
The Capital-Journal
Published Tuesday, January 30, 2007

A law that gives Kansans the right to carry concealed weapons needs protection from local governments that are passing ordinances adding their own restrictions on gun owners, a state senator says.

A bill proposed by Sen. Phil Journey, R-Haysville, would prohibit cities from placing additional regulations on the state's concealed carry law passed in 2006. The bill also would void any regulations already passed by cities regarding concealed carry within their jurisdictions.
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Journey said he proposed the bill because rules regulating the concealed carry of guns should be consistent, regardless of location.

"We want consistent application of the rules statewide," he said. "Some cities are adamantly opposed to an individual's right to self-defense. And they would prosecute in an unfair, inconsistent way compared to other cities."

David Bevens, spokesman for the city of Topeka, said the city council hadn't passed any laws in response to last year's concealed carry legislation. Bevens said the city does outlaw carrying a weapon unless a person has the proper licensing from the state. He also said the city didn't take a stance for or against the legislation.

"It appears to eliminate the city from the gun regulation business," Bevens said. "The city would be prohibited from regulating the carrying of a concealed weapon without a license — even on the same terms as the state. As a result, we would also be prohibited from prosecuting this particular misdemeanor."

Other cities were less restrained in their comments about the legislation.

"The city of Lawrence has regulated the possession of handguns around bars in an attempt to ensure a safer environment for the customers of those establishments," said Scott Miller, staff attorney for Lawrence. "Any legislation that takes away our ability to craft local solutions to local problems is somewhat troubling."

Under the state law regulating concealed carry, gun owners must fulfill a training requirement and complete a permit application at their local sheriff's office. The sheriff's office verifies identity and then sends the application to the attorney general's office.

The law bans carrying concealed weapons, by other than law enforcement officers, in many public places, including law enforcement offices, detention centers, courthouses, city halls, state office buildings, polling places, schools, churches and anywhere property owners place a "no guns allowed" sign.

The proper sign, by statute, is a white background with a black silhouette of a handgun inside a red circle with a slash through it.

Journey said that when cities add extra regulations, the new locations placed off limits to concealed carry often don't bother to put up the required sign because they are named in a city ordinance. Additional regulations also make it more difficult for a permit holder to travel from one city to another with a concealed weapon.

"Permit holders deserve fair notice," Journey said. "The statute gives them notice of the places (they can't go). What are all those addresses in the municipal ordinances? Are they the dog pound? Are they the maintenance yard? These cities just want to set a legal trap to a permit holder because they won't put up a sign in accordance with the statute."

A hearing on the bill will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday before the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee.