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County firearms‑procurement ordinance fails on tie vote after heated public comment
Summary
A proposal to bar the county from buying guns and ammunition from dealers with documented compliance problems — modeled on San Diego City's new law — drew fierce public comment and failed to pass on a tie vote, with the item continued for the next meeting.
The Board of Supervisors debated a county ordinance proposed by Vice Chair Lawson Reamer that would restrict county firearm and ammunition purchases to vendors without documented compliance problems, seeking to replicate a model adopted by the City of San Diego.
The proposal was pitched as a public‑safety measure intended to prevent county procurement dollars from flowing to…
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