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Public commenters press Hudson council to ban concealed handguns in city buildings; ordinance set for second reading

Hudson City Council · February 3, 2026
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Residents and local groups urged the Hudson City Council to prohibit concealed handguns in city buildings, pointing to a recently adopted local rule that allows elected officials to carry inside municipal facilities; council listed ordinance 26-13 as a second reading and took no final vote.

Tracy McKay, president of the League of Women Voters of Hudson, told the City Council she supported rescinding a rule that allows elected officials to carry concealed handguns in city buildings, saying the group's statewide study raised concerns about "transparency, stakeholder views, funding and liability, storage, personnel selection, and training." McKay told council, "League of Women Voters of Hudson…

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