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Edina holds public hearing on contingent gun ordinance; no action tonight
Summary
Edina City Council held a town‑hall hearing on Jan. 6 on a contingent ordinance that would restrict assault‑style weapons and high‑capacity magazines if state preemption is lifted; speakers on both sides gave emotional testimony and the council will revisit the matter at its Jan. 20 meeting.
Edina officials held a packed public hearing on Jan. 6, 2026, on a proposed city ordinance that would ban assault‑style rifles, high‑capacity magazines, binary triggers and ghost guns — but only if the Minnesota Legislature lifts the state preemption that now bars most local firearm regulation.
City Attorney Dave Kendall told the council the state preemption statute (Minn. Stat. §471.633) “preempts all authority of cities to regulate firearms, ammunition, and their components,” leaving only local regulation of firearm discharge. He said the draft Edina ordinance is modeled on a Saint Paul ordinance and is written to be contingent: it would remain unenforceable unless and until the council passed a later resolution…
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