Guess you could be arrested for bringing one of these to the public park.
Posted on 08/06/2008 10:54:57 AM PDT by smokingfrog
SOUTH JORDAN — After nearly two months of discussions on South Jordan's proposed ordinance to ban toy weapons on public property, the City Council has unanimously voted to pass the ordinance.
In a work session before Tuesday's council meeting, council members discussed the proposed ordinance.
Mayor Kent Money said he was concerned that the public did not understand the purpose of the ordinance. "First, we are only talking about the use of these projectiles in public places," he explained.
The ordinance had originally been worded to ban the use of toy weapons on public and private property. However, after a few revisions, it was rewritten to ban anyone from using a toy weapon on public property.
If people break the new law, they could be found guilty of a class C misdemeanor, which would remain on their criminal records for three years, or until expunged. According to city attorney Robert Wall, it is the same punishment for the same offense with a real gun.
In the work session, Money said community members had commented that when they were young, they played with toy guns and it was never an issue. Money said he agreed, but "when all of us were young, the world was a different place."
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What a load of crap! It’s time for the voters to replace these hand-wringing, hanky-stomping sob-sisters!
When I saw the headline I first thought of the country in the Middle East, where a toy gun might really be reasonably mistaken for the real thing (or a real one disguised as a toy). I was ready to think, different law for different situation . . . but Utah?!
In the work session, Money said community members had commented that when they were young, they played with toy guns and it was never an issue. Money said he agreed, but “when all of us were young, the world was a different place.”
yes, we didn’t have stupid mayors in those days.
I am fighting crap like this in key West at this moment.
Already happened. Kid, 6 or 7, got a stain on his permanent record last year some time.
So glad for the people of South Jordan that they have no crime, no poverty, no bad roads, no problems what so ever, that their Council has the time and oppurtunity to spend 2 months deciding to ban TOYS from public property......
Would this be in South Jordan Utah?
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