On Monday, October 26, Lawrence County officials voted 4-0 during a fiscal court hearing in favor of filing suit with the Commonwealth of Kentucky to remove the current right of Kentucky’s residents to lawfully open carry in courtrooms across the state.
Thanks to NRA members in the Bluegrass State, House Bill 500 which further strengthened Kentucky’s current firearms preemption statutes by more narrowly limiting the regulation of firearms at a local level, was enacted into law during the 2012 session.
With such strong pro-Second Amendment statutes on the books related to local gun control, Lawrence County officials have decided to backpedal on the progress we have already made. Kentucky’s already overly burdened court system would be further burdened with a lawsuit that will directly infringe upon your individual gun rights.
We urge you to call and/or e-mail these local officials TODAY and respectfully urge them NOT to file this unnecessary and misguided lawsuit that would directly infringe upon your lawful open carry rights. Their contact information can be found below. |
John A. Osborne - County Judge Executive
606-638-4102
Mike Hogan – County Attorney
606-638-4050
Garrett Roberts – County Sheriff
606-638-4368
Morris Howard – Magistrate District 1
606-652-4178
John J. LeMaster – Magistrate District 2
606-673-1310
Earl Boggs – Magistrate District 3
606-652-3588
Bill LeMaster – Magistrate District 4
606-638-4688