Ordinance amending Chapter 54 Section 54-4 (firearms prohibition)approved
Status set at the City Council Meeting on Oct 28, 2025
This ordinance amends Chapter 54, Section 54-4 of the City Code to expand and strengthen the municipal firearms prohibition.
Key changes include: adding a prohibition on firearms at City-permitted events and adjacent rights-of-way, clarifying existing park prohibitions, and increasing the penalty from a Class 3 to a Class 1 misdemeanor. The ordinance was introduced at the July 8, 2025 City Council meeting with the first reading waived, and a public hearing was set for September 30, 2025. At the October 28, 2025 meeting, the Council enacted the ordinance unanimously (6-0), amending the effective date from the originally proposed July 1, 2026 to January 1, 2026, accelerating implementation by six months.
History
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- Introduction of an ordinance amending Chapter 54 (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions), Article I (General), Section 54-4 – firearms prohibition
Ordinance introduced with first reading waived; adds prohibitions at City-permitted events and adjacent rights-of-way, clarifies park prohibitions, and increases the penalty from a Class 4 to a Class 1 misdemeanor. Public hearing scheduled for September 30, 2025.
passedIntroduce the ordinance amending Chapter 54, Section 54-4 pertaining to firearms prohibitions, waive the first reading, and set the public hearing for September 30, 2025.✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson· Amos - Consideration of an ordinance amending Chapter 54, Section 54-4, pertaining to prohibition on firearms at City buildings, public property, and permitted public events
Enacted unanimously (6-0) with an effective date of January 1, 2026 (amended from the proposed July 1, 2026 delayed date). Adds a prohibition on firearms at City-permitted events and adjacent rights-of-way, clarifies park prohibitions, and increases penalty from Class 3 to Class 1 misdemeanor.
passedEnact the ordinance amending Chapter 54, Section 54-4 (firearms prohibition), with an amended early effective date of January 1, 2026.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson