OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Overland Park residents will be able to carry their guns in public, with certain restrictions.
The Overland Park City Council on Monday approved an ordinance allowing legal gun owners to openly carry their weapons, if they are in holsters with the safety engaged.
The council passed the ordinance after the Kansas attorney general said cities may not completely prohibit open carry of a loaded firearm while on public property. Some Overland Park officials said they were concerned the city could be sued if it didn’t allow open carry.
Gun owners will be allowed to carry weapons on sidewalks, parks and buildings that don’t have signs prohibiting firearms. Business owners will be able to post signs refusing to allow guns in their businesses. Guns will not be allowed inside city-owned buildings.
