Another town is working to pass a Kennesaw (GA) style gun law that requires a gun and ammunition to be maintained in every home. Geuda Springs (KS) city council approved a law modeled after the 1982 Kennesaw statute that requires the head of every household to own and maintain a firearm and ammunition. Obvious exceptions are convicted felons and the mentally or physically disabled, as well as gun fearing wussies (who they refer to as "conscientious objectors").

"We are an incorporated city," [Geuda Springs City Council member John] Brewer said. "As an incorporated city, we have duties and responsibilities to our citizens. One is utilities, one is protection and one is judicial services. We currently provide utilities and judicial services are provided by the county, but we currently don't provide protection. Here in Geuda Springs, we don't have a police force or a marshal, and the protection of the people is mandated to the city government. The ordinance is really just a legal statement that shows that we are providing for protection of our citizens. It fulfils the duty to protect by allowing each individual household to provide for his or her own protection. We are simply using the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to the City of Geuda Springs' advantage."

Although the statute has been approved by the city council, it still needs to be signed to become law. Violation of the ordinance will carry a $10 fine.

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