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Council authorizes drafting of firearms-related town code amendments to align with state law
Summary
The town attorney asked the council to authorize preparing ordinances to amend multiple town code sections to comply with state preemption over firearms regulation; council approved the request unanimously.
Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez told the council that certain town code provisions are inconsistent with recent state law and recommended preparing ordinances to amend specific code sections.
Benavidez identified code sections proposed for amendment—Section 18.100.210(D)(1) (Weapons Merchant Prohibited Home-Based Business Use), Section 9.20 (Minors Prohibited From Carrying Firearms) and Section 2.55.070 (Fees Chargeable By Police Before Firearms Transfer)—and asked the council to authorize drafting ordinances to bring the town code into compliance with state preemption. The motion to authorize ordinance drafting was moved by Johann R. Wallace, seconded by Christy Hirshberg, and passed unanimously.
The attorney also outlined election-related deadlines for context, citing Arizona Revised Statutes §§16-120 and 16-134 on candidate filing and §16-542(C) on early voting procedures; council discussion focused on compliance rather than policy changes.
