The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus warns it will initiate legal action if St. Paul enacts a proposed ordinance aimed at regulating firearms in the city. City officials, including mayors from St. Paul and Minneapolis, argue that local regulations are necessary to combat gun violence, especially following the tragic shooting that killed two children in August.
St. Paul’s ordinance seeks to ban assault weapons, restrict firearms in sensitive public areas, and enforce serial number requirements on all guns. The city’s plan would allow the ordinance to take effect only if state laws prohibiting local firearm regulations are repealed or invalidated, prompting concerns from gun rights advocates who claim indirect regulations remain unlawful.
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