City Council deciding how to enact gun-control measures
From left: Memphis City Council members Jerri Green, Ford Canale and JB Smiley Jr. talk during a meeting at Hope Church on May 2, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The Nov. 5 referendums on a set of three gun-control measures that would apply to Memphis were just a first step toward a local ordinance that would counteract current state gun laws.
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