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Councilmember offers model ordinance to act if state lifts gun‑law preemption
Summary
Councilmember Paula proposed studying an ordinance modeled on Edina’s that would ban assault weapons, large‑capacity magazines and ghost guns within city limits if state preemption is lifted; city attorney noted ongoing litigation elsewhere and suggested a phased approach or a resolution urging legislative change.
Councilmember Paula (Calvert) proposed the council consider a contingent gun‑violence prevention ordinance patterned on language used by Edina that would ban assault weapons, large‑capacity magazines and ghost guns in the city if the state later lifts municipal preemption. The proposed approach would make the ordinance effectively dormant until preemption…
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