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Again it begins in City Hall, the Council Chambers.
Here is another reason the anti gunners get to use and probably rightfully so. A lack of discipline, courtesy and respect by yahoos carrying Airsofts around acting the part of big man.
Actions to ban things are habit forming.
Vick
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City poised to ban replica guns
Safety - Beaverton would be the first Oregon city disallowing the fake weapons in public places
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
KATHLEEN GORMAN
BEAVERTON -- The Beaverton City Council on Monday night signaled support for a ban on replica guns in public places, with one councilor urging city staff to make it even tougher.
Councilor Betty Bode said she thought the ordinance should grant a 30-day grace period, not 60 days, and that offenders should have their replica weapons taken away.
"I see it as a very gentle step," Bode said. "I'd like to see it tightened up."
City officials began considering a ban on replica guns in public places after several recent incidents in which police officers drew their guns on teenagers with fake firearms. In one case, a 20-year-old Tigard man was arrested after police said he pointed a replica gun at students outside Conestoga Middle School.
Beaverton could be the first Oregon city to adopt such a restriction.
The focus of the ban is airsoft guns, said Ted Naemura, an assistant city attorney drafting the ordinance. Airsoft guns resemble firearms but use compressed air or a spring to shoot plastic pellets. Most airsoft replicas have a brightly colored plastic barrel tip to distinguish them from real weapons.
Under the proposed ordinance, anyone caught in a public place with a replica could be cited with a violation -- similar to most traffic tickets -- not a criminal offense. However, repeat offenders and offenses on school grounds would be misdemeanors. A potential fine would be at least $250, increasing to $500 if someone tampers with the replica's brightly colored barrel tip.
The ordinance would not ban the sale or possession of replicas. It would allow the fakes on private property, including backyards. The ordinance would use Oregon's legal definition for public space, which includes parks, playgrounds, public transportation and common hallways and apartment buildings.
A public hearing is scheduled Jan. 22.
Kathleen Gorman: 503-294-5958; kathleengorman@news.oregonian.com
Here is another reason the anti gunners get to use and probably rightfully so. A lack of discipline, courtesy and respect by yahoos carrying Airsofts around acting the part of big man.
Actions to ban things are habit forming.
Vick
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City poised to ban replica guns
Safety - Beaverton would be the first Oregon city disallowing the fake weapons in public places
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
KATHLEEN GORMAN
BEAVERTON -- The Beaverton City Council on Monday night signaled support for a ban on replica guns in public places, with one councilor urging city staff to make it even tougher.
Councilor Betty Bode said she thought the ordinance should grant a 30-day grace period, not 60 days, and that offenders should have their replica weapons taken away.
"I see it as a very gentle step," Bode said. "I'd like to see it tightened up."
City officials began considering a ban on replica guns in public places after several recent incidents in which police officers drew their guns on teenagers with fake firearms. In one case, a 20-year-old Tigard man was arrested after police said he pointed a replica gun at students outside Conestoga Middle School.
Beaverton could be the first Oregon city to adopt such a restriction.
The focus of the ban is airsoft guns, said Ted Naemura, an assistant city attorney drafting the ordinance. Airsoft guns resemble firearms but use compressed air or a spring to shoot plastic pellets. Most airsoft replicas have a brightly colored plastic barrel tip to distinguish them from real weapons.
Under the proposed ordinance, anyone caught in a public place with a replica could be cited with a violation -- similar to most traffic tickets -- not a criminal offense. However, repeat offenders and offenses on school grounds would be misdemeanors. A potential fine would be at least $250, increasing to $500 if someone tampers with the replica's brightly colored barrel tip.
The ordinance would not ban the sale or possession of replicas. It would allow the fakes on private property, including backyards. The ordinance would use Oregon's legal definition for public space, which includes parks, playgrounds, public transportation and common hallways and apartment buildings.
A public hearing is scheduled Jan. 22.
Kathleen Gorman: 503-294-5958; kathleengorman@news.oregonian.com
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