Albuquerque Declares All Parks ‘Education Facilities’ to Ban the Lawful Carry of Firearms

Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller has banned firearms from city parks in the wake of the shooting during the vandalism of a statue earlier this week. You might be scratching your head over that, since the New Mexico state constitution rather specifically forbids cities from regulating firearms. No law shall abridge the right of the citizen … Read more

St. Louis Declares Parks ‘Child Care Facilities’ to Make Them ‘Gun-Free’ Zones

The Aldermen of the City of St. Louis didn’t think this one through. The city, one of the most violent in the nation, wanted to make their parks gun-free zones, but Missouri’s state preemption law effectively blocked it. So the city dreamed up a cute work-around. Guns now banned from St. Louis city parks Missouri … Read more