Casper City Council weighs options for screening, more as gun-free zone repeal looms

Casper City Council weighs options for screening, more as gun-free zone repeal looms

CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper City Council on Tuesday discussed amending its ordinances regarding the concealed carrying of firearms to align with a bill that will repeal gun-free zones in various public meeting spaces and public schools, set to take effect July 1. House Bill 172 allows people lawfully carrying concealed weapons to bring them into “any meeting of a governmental entity” and into “any public building not otherwise prohibited… or regul…

Repeal of Gun Free Zones

The Wyoming Legislature, during their general session earlier this year, approved House Bill 172, “Repeal of Gun Free Zones and Preemption Amendments.” In late February, Governor Mark Gordon allowed the bill to go into law without his signature. At the recent Sheridan City Council study session, Sheridan Police Chief Travis Koltiska discussed the law that will go into effect July 1.Sheridan Police Chief Travis KoltiskaChief Koltiska said that pr…