On Wednesday afternoon, by a slim margin of 4-3, the Killeen City Council voted NO to regulations that would apply to bars and after-hour businesses that allow customers to bring alcohol in their establishments.

 According to KWTX, had the ordinance passed, it would have required the BYOB businesses to obtain an annual permit.

The ordinance would have also required those businesses to close at 2 am, have a manager onsite, develop a safety plan, and get commercial liability insurance.

The ordinance may not have passed, but you can bet the City will probably take up the issue again because of violence at BYOB locations. Two of the cities' 7 recent killings have occurred at B.Y.O.B establishments in 2021.

Councilwoman Melissa Brown, who has vowed to continue working with B.Y.O.B  businesses despite the decision, told KWTX:

“Violence happens at TABC regulated bars, at backyard BBQs at the park but it also happens at BYOBs. They’re a little more susceptible to violence because they open late right now some of them open as late as 5 a.m, So if a regular bar closes and you have someone who has already been drinking all night and they go to a late-night after-hours place and continue to drink, they’re going to become more intoxicated,” 

The failed ordinance is modeled off of one passed by Harker Heights over a year ago, and Brown says she'll be working on a compromise ordinance that would be more about reducing noise complaints by requiring BYOB establishments cut off live outdoor music at a certain time.

What do you think? Should be BYOB bars face more regulation for safety's sake? Would these regulations reduce violence?

LOOK: What are the odds that these 50 totally random events will happen to you?

Stacker took the guesswork out of 50 random events to determine just how likely they are to actually happen. They sourced their information from government statistics, scientific articles, and other primary documents. Keep reading to find out why expectant parents shouldn't count on due dates -- and why you should be more worried about dying on your birthday than living to 100 years old.

 

CHECK IT OUT: The Best Movie Character Names of the 1980s

 

 

How long it takes to binge 'The Office,' 'Game of Thrones,' and 50 other famous TV shows

 

 

ALSO SEE: 30 Most Decade-Defining Memes

 

 

More From KSSM-FM