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Huachuca City authorizes drafting of firearms code changes to match state law
Summary
The town attorney asked the council to authorize ordinance drafts to align local code with state firearms preemption; council approved the authorization unanimously and identified three sections for amendment.
The Huachuca City Council voted Jan. 8 to authorize the town attorney to draft ordinances amending local code to comply with state preemption of firearms regulation. Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez told the council the town currently contains prohibitions that state law does not and asked for authorization to bring local sections into compliance.
Benavidez identified specific code areas to be considered for revision and said the intent is to "bring us current with state law." He said, "We currently prohibit things which the state does not." The council approved the motion to prepare the ordinances by unanimous vote.
Why it matters: the changes are preparatory — the Council authorized drafting, not final adoption. The attorney named municipal code sections as targets for amendment and framed the work as legal housekeeping to avoid conflict with state statute. The Council will receive proposed ordinance language in future meetings before any adoption vote.
What comes next: the town attorney will prepare draft ordinances for council consideration; the Council did not adopt ordinance language on Jan. 8, only authorized staff to prepare the documents.
