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County executive vows to defend local gun restrictions amid multiple lawsuits
Summary
After signing local gun-control measures (referred to in the briefing as bill 2326), the county executive said he expects to defend the ordinances in court rather than abandon them preemptively and voiced support for targeted restrictions such as limits on ghost guns and bans for those with violent histories.
Reporters pressed the county executive about the financial and legal implications of three lawsuits filed in the week after he signed the county's recent gun-control bill (referred to in the briefing as bill 2326). He said the county will defend the law in court rather than "prematurely surrender" and argued that protecting people justified the legal fight.
"You know, nobody likes spending money unnecessarily, but we're not gonna know whether it's unnecessary until we play this out in court," the executive said. He described a preference for "sensible compromise" over extreme positions, listing policies he supports such as prohibiting guns for minors, barring ghost guns, and restricting ownership for people with violent criminal histories.
The briefing did not provide a dollar figure for legal defense costs. The executive acknowledged the county could lose in court under current Supreme Court jurisprudence but said he would rather fight and yield only if required by a judicial decision.
