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Board approves on first reading new firearms and weapons policies; debate centers on inspections, notification and pocket-knife limits
Summary
Trustees approved on reading a new firearms policy that requires police inspection of employee concealed-carry firearms and a revised weapons policy that narrows exceptions and restricts pocket knives with blades longer than 2.5 inches; trustees asked attorneys to review notification and enforcement details.
The Albany County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees approved on first reading two policy changes that revise how firearms and other weapons are treated on campus.
The first measure, new policy 50-50, requires that any firearm an employee uses for concealed carry on district property be inspected by the Laramie Police Department armory for "mechanical integrity, functioning, safety mechanisms, proper maintenance, and absence of alterations that compromise the safety of the firearm," according to district attorney Mr. Cowper, who presented the draft. "That documentation must be provided to me pursuant…
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