Good news for supporters of open carry: the Killeen City Council on Tuesday denied a motion to consider a resolution that would ban the open carry of handguns at future meetings.
Our partners at News 10 report that the issue had drawn considerable attention in prior weeks, but it was handled swiftly at Tuesday afternoon s meeting.
If you watch video from the meeting, you can hear what happened beginning around the 32min16sec mark. City Attorney Traci Briggs spoke before the council to clarify that any ban would apply to anywhere the City Council met if there were signs posted. Council members would not be exempt, and Briggs said any council member discovered to be carrying would face arrest.