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Ordinance No. 15-34 amending Part 2 (Private Security Services) of Article 3 (Sales of Goods and Services) of Chapter 2 (Business Licensing, Liquor Regulation and Taxation) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to private security
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From:
Eileen Lynch Gonzalez, City Council Administrator
Summary:
During February and March 2015, City Council staff convened stakeholder discussions relating to private security business licenses. The discussions included City staff from the City Clerk's Office, the Police Department, and the City Attorney's Office, representatives of the contract security industry, and subject matter experts on the issue of firearms training. The group examined existing sections of City Code that relate to licensing of private security businesses, and discussed a variety of issues, including the prohibition on licensed uniformed private security officers from carrying concealed weapons in the course of their duties.
As a result of those discussions, the City Attorney's Office has drafted the attached revised ordinance, which generally addresses the following changes to the City's licensing of private security businesses and officers:
1. Licensed security officers are authorized to carry a concealed weapon during the course of their duties provided they possess a valid concealed weapons permit and complete additional training. If a licensee carries a concealed firearm, that licensee may not also carry another firearm during the course of their licensed duties.
2. References to "Conductive Energy Device" (i.e. "stun gun" or Taser) have been updated to refer to "Conductive Energy Weapon" to align with current terminology.
3. The training requirement for officers wishing to carry a concealed weapon have been updated to include a requirement for additional classroom and live fire practice.
4. The authorized types of firearms and ammunition have been updated to more accurately ...
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