Aug 11, 2026 · 34 min · 11 segments
@deadparentswhatnow Becky Robison joined me at the microphone last week to discuss one way that we may be able to prevent vacant and abandoned properties here inside the Metro area. We also discuss…
The most important is an ordinance that was sponsored by Tammy Hawkins passed council on the 30th.
And this was to put a new violation in place with codes and regulations, which says that if a late night business opens between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. receives two reports, like LMPD reports, crime reports, in the span of one calendar year that they will be required to staff an armed police officer between those hours.
And correct me if I'm wrong, was there an earlier version of this where they were just wanting people to hire security in general and then it turned into like a staff police officer? So
the original ordinance that Tammy introduced in November said 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Okay.
But it was always armed.
which was sponsored by Councilwoman Jennifer Chappell, but that had to do with unarmed security.
Okay, so this is different.
Not police, not armed.
I live right by Atomic, and I feel like a lot of what this particular ordinance is referring to is Atomic or places
like Atomic.
Obviously, it's been in the news a lot recently.
And I just don't see how Having more people with guns is going to make gun violence less frequent? I
don't
No, it's not just you.
It is absurd.
This ordinance is absurd.
It's militarizing businesses, right? Because I think a lot of people are assuming that what we mean is bars, right? But the way the ordinance is written is any business open between the hours of 2 a.m.
The most important is an ordinance that was sponsored by Tammy Hawkins passed council on the 30th.
And this was to put a new violation in place with codes and regulations, which says that if a late night business opens between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. receives two reports, like LMPD reports, crime reports, in the span of one calendar year that they will be required to staff an armed police officer between those hours.
And correct me if I'm wrong, was there an earlier version of this where they were just wanting people to hire security in general and then it turned into like a staff police officer? So
the original ordinance that Tammy introduced in November said 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Okay.
But it was always armed.
which was sponsored by Councilwoman Jennifer Chappell, but that had to do with unarmed security.
Okay, so this is different.
Not police, not armed.
I live right by Atomic, and I feel like a lot of what this particular ordinance is referring to is Atomic or places
like Atomic.
Obviously, it's been in the news a lot recently.
And I just don't see how Having more people with guns is going to make gun violence less frequent? I
don't
No, it's not just you.
It is absurd.
This ordinance is absurd.
It's militarizing businesses, right? Because I think a lot of people are assuming that what we mean is bars, right? But the way the ordinance is written is any business open between the hours of 2 a.m.
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