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City Council Invites Greensboro Residents To Comment On Guns April 3

A Ruger AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, center. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

The City of Greensboro is asking residents to bring their views on guns to a meeting next month.

In an email, the Greensboro City Council asked residents who want to share their “thoughts, opinions and concerns” about guns to attend the April 3rd meeting.

The council notes that this week's Tuesday meeting is for official city business items only.

This invitation comes against the backdrop of a national conversation on gun rights and restrictions led largely by teenagers in a backlash to the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

It also arrives amidst local drama, as some residents are questioning whether the city should continue to allow gun shows at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The city attorney said they could not cancel a show scheduled for August without breaking the law.

The April 3rd meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the City Council Chamber downtown.

Sean Bueter joined WFDD in August 2015 as a reporter covering issues across the Piedmont Triad and beyond.Previously, Sean was a reporter, host and news director at WBOI in Fort Wayne, Ind., just a few hours from where he grew up. He also sorted Steve Inskeep's mail as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C.Sean has experience on a variety of beats, including race, wealth and poverty, economic development, and more. His work has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and APM's Marketplace.In his spare time, Sean plays tennis (reasonably well), golf (reasonably poorly), and scours local haunts for pinball machines to conquer.

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