Concealed Carry Law

The next step toward allowing a public conversation on changing the city of Casper's open-carry of weapons ordinance happens Thursday.

Casper City Council is considering creation of a city ordinance that could restrict the "open carry" of weapons at city meetings. The new concealed carry law that came into effect on July 1st already includes that restriction. On Monday council discussed also prohibiting "open carry'' guns at city meetings. Casper Mayor, Paul Bertoglio, says council wants to bring the two laws in l

Casper's city ordinance on concealed weapons passed first reading to align it with new state law allowing concealed carry without a permit. The vote was unanimous Tuesday and  received only one comment. "I will vote in favor of this only because the city has to be in compliance with State law, obviously, but I think it was a dreadful mistake and I hope that the numbers don't come forward in