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12/12/2003 Archived Entry: "GEUDA SPRINGS...A TOWN OUT OF THE PAST"

GEUDA SPRINGS...A TOWN OUT OF THE PAST

In November the Geuda Springs, Kansas city council voted 3-2 to require the head of every household in town to own a gun and ammunition. Anyone who did not comply would be fined $10.00. Supporters of the measure said it was important because the town had no local police force.

Shades of the wild, wild west.

The mayor may have shot down the attempt when recently he vetoed a council resolution that ordered a redrafting of the ordinance requiring gun ownership.

He also vetoed a resolution calling for a poll of the town's 210 residents to gauge public opinion on the matter.

The mayor thinks the issue has divided the town and believes vetoing the resolution is the right thing to do.

Without the mayor's support, the two council member who favor a gun ordinance would be outnumbered on the 5 member council.

The measure would have exempted people with physical or mental disabilities, the poor and people who conscientiously oppose firearms.

The county sheriff whose department is responsible for policing Geuda Springs is pretty nervous over sending his deputies to respond to calls in Geuda Springs. That's understandable.

Stay tuned.