Gun officially allowed signs and stickers once banning firearms come off Kenosha County buildings

Guns and electronic control devices are now allowed in most Kenosha County buildings with signs and stickers quietly removed over the last week.

On July 5, the County Board voted 14-7 to repeal a more than decade old ban on weapons on their premises. The decision also included the removal of signs on the buildings.

Following nearly two hours of public comments and much deliberating, the Kenosha County Board voted 14-7 repeating a more than decade-long ban on guns in certain county buildings at its meeting Tuesday night. Signs warning against carrying firearms will soon come off the doors of most county-owned buildings, with the exception of the city and county law enforcement and courthouse campuses. For more details, check back later today at www.kenoshanews.com

Terry Flores

“I wanted it to be just a seamless transition where folks didn’t even realize it happened,” County Executive Samantha Kerkman said Tuesday. She said she had not received any inquiries about the sign’s removal.

While the carrying of concealed weapons will be allowed on many county properties, the ban will continue to cover the Kenosha County Courthouse, the public safety building — which houses both the sheriff’s department and Kenosha Police Department — the jail, pretrial building and the Molinaro Building, which is part of the civic center campus west of Sheridan Road between 55th and 56th streets.

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The ban is also still in effect at the Kenosha County Detention Center, 4777 88th Ave. All of the buildings mentioned, except the Molinaro Building, were previously exempted by state law. The Molinaro Building, which houses the district attorney’s office, was included in the resolution for exemption, as it is part of the civic center campus for law enforcement.

IN PHOTOS: Hero K-9 Riggs is released from the veterinary hospital

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Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department K9 Riggs, shot when he stopped a fleeing homicide suspect on Oct. 21, was released from an Illinois veterinary hospital on Oct. 24, with dozens of law enforcement officers, first responders and police dogs turning out to honor him and his handler Deputy Terry Tifft.

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Dozens of police dogs and their handlers turned out to honor Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department K9 Riggs when he was released from a veterinary hospital Sunday. Riggs was shot in the head while stopping a fleeing homicide suspect Thursday.

Deneen Smith

Rigs

Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department K9 Riggs, shot when he stopped a fleeing homicide suspect last week, was released from a veterinary hospital Sunday, with dozens of law enforcement officers, first responders and police dogs turning out to honor him and his handler Deputy Terry Tifft, above holding leash.

Deneen Smith

Rigs

Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department K9 Riggs, shot when he stopped a fleeing homicide suspect on Oct. 21, was released from a veterinary hospital Oct. 24, with dozens of law enforcement officers, first responders and police dogs turning out to honor him and his handler Deputy Terry Tifft.

Deneen Smith

Rigs

Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department K9 Riggs, shot when he stopped a fleeing homicide suspect on Oct. 21, was released from a veterinary hospital Sunday, Oct. 24, with dozens of law enforcement officers, first responders and police dogs turning out to honor him and his handler Deputy Terry Tifft. Veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Herring, who treated Riggs, brought him outside to Tifft.

Deneen Smith

Rigs

Kenosha County Sheriff’s Deputy Terry Tifft had an emotional reunion with his K9 partner Riggs Sunday when the police dog was released from a veterinary hospital. Riggs was shot when he stopped a fleeing homicide suspect Thursday.

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Deputy Terry Tifft and K9 Riggs

Riggs and his handler Deputy Terry Tifft have been assigned to first shift patrol since September 2014.

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