buildldng weapon ee, they might as well do it for all of them -- but the idea has stirred up (cg: amy nielsen/ mayor of north liberty) "the really receiving, i hope that they stay out of the council chammers and that toniiht be get a lot of polite and well mannered people hat want to come in and voice their opinion." the mayor notes this wouldn't be a city law - instead a resolution the council would vote on. if passed, a person bringing a concealed arry weapon into a city tresspassing. a waterloo woman is dgnating a significant amount of money to the wininesheik countyyheriff's office..in honor of k-9 ricky. ricky diedver the weekend. he served he county for seven years. the sheriff's office announced the dog's retirement two weeks ago, after the dog was diagnosed with cancer. kwwl's#lauren moss was there as ricky's deputy handler and the woman met for the first time.. and lauren...the woman making the generous donation is also battling cancer.. ron, 89 year old betty mccoy is battling stage 4 lung cancer..when she heard about the loss of k9 ricky..she felt terrible and wanted to help. so no

mayor amy nielsen says the city's library and parks and rec boards discusseded the issue of weapons being carried in city buildings or on city property earlier this year. she triggered tonight's discussion, but there's been general concerns raised. 29:11-:17 "i think there's been a few times where people have maybe brought in a weapon and patrons have noticed, and people have said something."nielsen says this is the time of year the city is revising policies. but she wants people to know the city is only in a discussion phase right now, and they're listening to viewpoints both for and against a possible weapons ban. 30:17-:27 "we also want to be sensitive to the people that have gone to the trouble to have their conceal and carry permit, and try to come up with some kind of balance or nielsen says there has also been misinformatio n spread on calling it a "city-wide gun ban," which she says is not the case. hostile and at times threatening emails and phone calls from peooe who believe the city is breakingngthe law, even though she says the city is within its rights to create a resolution.

mayor amy nielsen says the discussion has led to misinformation, many people calling it a "city-wide gun ban," which she says is not the case. she says she's received some threatening messages from people who believe the resolution is illegal. kcrg-tv9's jill kasparie joins us live outside city hall an overwhelming response... it has! the mayor says the city has received more than 300 messages from people. and many packed the council chamber to speak their mind... "people have got to realize that there's so much in this world that's going on right now, people have got to defend themselves." "the second amendment right is a basic right of self defense that we have that should not be taken away from us, if it is, if you do that, i recommend changing the name of your town." "you think putting a sign up here is going to protect a criminal from coming here and shooting somebody here or in the library. you do not need to be concerned about people who are lawfully carrying their weapons." people were hoping to sway any possibility that the council would move forward with a resolution. peopl

"mayor amy nielsen says those concerns mostly stem from the library board. "ththe's been a few times that maybe people have seen things that maybe made them uncomfortable and they've mentioned it. "so in an effort to protect concerned citizens, the city is discussing a ban on weapons on city property. "i'm opposed and bppalled that you guys are even considering this ban.""i have a right to life and a right to defend myself and i be suspended when i step foot on city property.""this might seem kind of strange coming from a minister but i carry a gun at the pulpit toodoesn't make any difference where you're at, all kinds of crazy people and crazy things happen everywhere and nl is no exception to that."others argued it's not even the city's place to ban weapons. "if we want to go to the library or to the park, you'll now put us in a position of choosing to break this ordinance or following our legal right to carry.""there has never been any intention to pass the ordinance, we can't pass the ordinance that would go against state code." this discussion is famili

"mayor amy nielsen says those concerns mostly stem from the library board. "there's been a few times that maybe people have seen things that maybe made them uncomfortable and they've mentioned it. "so in an effort to protect concerned citizens, the city is discussing a ban on weapons on city property. "i'm opposed and appalled that you guys are even considering this ban.""i have a right to life and a don't believe that that should be suspended when i step foot on city property.""this might seem kind of strange coming from a minister but i carry a gun at the pulpit too. doesn't make any difference where you're at, all kinds of crazy people and crazy things happen everywhere and nl is no exception to that."others argued it's not even the city's place to ban weapons. "if we want to go to the library or to the park, you'll now put us in a position of choosing to break this ordinance or following our legal right to carry.""there has never been any intention to pass the ordinance, we can't pass the ordinance that would go against state code." this discussion is fa