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Richfield pushes gun-policy changes, training funding and data protections in legislative priorities
Summary
Public safety staff urged state action on ghost guns, high-capacity magazines, stricter penalties for illegal possession, changes to the IRPO statute and restored training funds; council discussed supporting general safe-storage language and asked for a quick-notification process before the mayor signs timed advocacy letters.
Jay Hawthorne, Richfield's director of public safety, presented a suite of proposed legislative changes at the Nov. 25 work session aimed at reducing violent crime and improving officer training and safety.
Hawthorne urged considering bans or limits on ghost guns, binary triggers and high-capacity magazines, and asked the legislature to increase penalties for illegal firearm possession in many cases from a gross misdemeanor to a felony. He also asked for statutory changes to address the Extreme Risk Protection Order…
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