Memphis City Council members strategize gun control measures
Memphis City Councilmen Jeff Warren (left) and JB Smiley Jr. (right) attend a committee session Feb. 21. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Council attorney Allan Wade says the council can put gun control measures on the ballot. He expects they’ll be “inundated” with challenges. He wouldn’t rule out a court fight over whether they could override state law.
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