Overview
- The City Council voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance banning public possession of assault-style firearms and high-capacity magazines once state law allows it.
- Minnesota Statute 471.633 preempts local gun regulation, so the ordinance has no effect unless the Legislature lifts that restriction.
- Provisions to take effect if permitted include a ban on magazines holding 20 or more rounds, prohibitions on binary triggers, serial-number requirements to curb ghost guns, and limits on guns in most city-owned spaces.
- St. Paul is the first in a coalition of 17 cities pursuing model measures, with Minneapolis and several suburbs considering similar steps.
- The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus has threatened immediate lawsuits against cities that enact such ordinances, and it has specifically warned Edina as that city debates its approach.