Ordinance amending Chapter 54 Section 54-4 (firearms prohibition)
approvedSummary
This ordinance amends Chapter 54, Article I, Section 54-4 of the city code to expand and strengthen the municipal firearms prohibition. The amendment adds prohibitions on carrying firearms at City-permitted events and on adjacent rights-of-way, clarifies existing park prohibitions, and increases the penalty from a Class 3 misdemeanor 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 set for September 30, 2025. Following that process, the Council enacted the ordinance unanimously (6-0) at the October 28, 2025 meeting, with the effective date amended from the originally proposed July 1, 2026 to the earlier date of January 1, 2026.
Recent updates
[10b] 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.
[6i] 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.
Full history
[6i] 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.
[10b] 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.