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Huachuca City council authorizes draft of firearms-code changes to comply with state law
Summary
Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez told the council the town must amend local code sections to align with state preemption; council voted unanimously to authorize preparation of ordinances targeting three code sections. The move is preparatory legislation, not adoption.
The Huachuca City Council on Jan. 8 authorized town attorneys to draft ordinance amendments to bring local firearms regulations into alignment with state law.
Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez told the council the town needs to update specific sections of town code and asked for authorization to prepare the ordinances. "I would like authorization to prepare these ordinances to bring us current with state law," Benavidez said during the meeting.
Benavidez named three code sections targeted for revision—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 framed the request as a compliance measure tied to state preemption. The council approved the motion to prepare ordinances unanimously; no specific ordinance language or effective dates were presented at the meeting.
The action is procedural: council authorized preparation of ordinance drafts for later consideration and possible adoption. No formal ordinance was introduced or adopted at the Jan. 8 meeting. The council did not specify a timeline for public hearings or final readings; those would be scheduled if and when draft ordinances are presented for review.
