There were mixed feelings last night at the Marbella City Hall where a public hearing was held to discuss Mayor Gregory Heep's executive order regarding gun control on city property.
Heep issued the order two days ago that would prohibit firearms on all property owned by the city of Marbella, including parks and community centers. The order included directions for all city officials to report back within 30 days with a plan to implement the gun-free policy.
This order is in response to a shooting last year in which three people were injured at the Marbella Center's Northwest Wheatberry festival.
Mayor Heep issued a statement saying, "The reason for this executive order is clear, the city’s parks, community centers and events are safer without guns. We can’t wait for another incident, another innocent victim. We need to act, and we call on the Legislature to pass common-sense guns laws.”
But not everyone in Marbella agreed with the Mayor's statement at the public hearing last night. Keri Calendar, a west Marbela resident, feels the gun law is inflicting on her constitutional rights and leaving her feeling unsafe.
"I have the right to protect myself, whether it’s at home or in public," Calendar claimed.
Carla Worthington, whos daughter was blinded by a shooting at the Marbella Public Library supported the order.
“It’s madness to bring guns to public gathering places. It only invites disaster," Worthington said.
Many others spoke at the hearing, including Walt Hostetler, the executive director of the Committee to Keep and Bear Arms and State Senator Laurie Well-Shanks.
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My story about housing sales dropping should be on the front page because it is news that directly affects people locally, and therefore something people need to know about. Some of the other stories are important, but none affect the local public in such a way that this issue does. The fact that housing sales are way down also relates back to the bigger picture of our struggling economy, and that is something that should be on most people's mind right now because it affects everyone, whether you're looking for a job, trying to sell your home, or just struggling to make ends meet.
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