LAKE OZARK, Mo. — New Lake Ozark police chief Gary Launderville says police officers will reserve the right to ask citizens openly carrying a firearm to produce their conceal and carry permit. But, he says officers will not be specifically targeting individuals who are openly carrying.

“I watch legislation pretty closely, and saw that the state’s new law pretty much made ours ineffective,” Launderville said. “Will we target people who are carrying? No. But officers have the absolute right. Just like a traffic stop, we ask to see your license.”

He concluded, “We will want to make sure that those who should not be carrying a weapon are not.”

Launderville was hired on Sept. 10, 2014 to replace former chief Mark Maples, who left the position earlier this summer.