City Council to ‘stand with the people’ on gun referendum
The Memphis City Council’s passage of a gun-control ordinance is the next step now that voters have approved the ballot referendum.Related content:
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November 2024
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Here are the 3 gun laws on Memphis’ upcoming ballot
Here’s how to find the three gun referendums on the Nov. 5 ballot and then translate the wordy language in which they are written.
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October 2024
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Guns haunted two friends’ childhoods. Now they navigate a world awash in them.
Gun violence shaped their lives as kids, and gun-related charges sent them to prison. Here’s where they land on gun restrictions.
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Opinion: On gun referendum, ‘more action, less noise’
“(The gun referendum) doesn’t practically affect any of the violent crime issues facing Memphis. Passing a law that can’t be enacted is just noise when we need action.”
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September 2024
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State won’t appeal ‘Memphis’ mistake,’ Tenn. attorney general says
“These ballot questions are a fraud on the voters of Memphis,” General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a statement his office released about its decision to not challenge a court’s ruling allowing the gun-control referendum to continue.
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Conaway: We haven’t done anything about guns, and the Legislature is scared we might
“Can a city stand against laws that disproportionately and negatively affect their entire population, daily threatening their safety, their livelihoods and their very lives?”
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Smiley: Gun-control referendum will be on November ballot
On “Behind the Headlines,” Memphis City Council Chairman JB Smiley Jr. said the body would likely sue if the Tennessee Legislature attempted to withhold sales-tax revenue from the city.
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Memphis Mayor Young, Tennessee Gov. Lee not happy with gun-control referendum
Mayor Young says he still thinks the referendum is not the best approach, but told The Daily Memphian he understands the sentiment. Gov. Lee says the referendum is about finding a way to “circumvent the law.”
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County Commission backs City Council lawsuit over gun control referendum
The vote was along party lines with a discussion before the vote that mirrors past discussions about “building relationships” in Nashville versus “standing up to bullies.”
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County Commission to weigh in on Memphis gun control
Shelby County commissioners will vote on a move to support the Memphis City Council’s lawsuit against the Shelby County Election Commission. The body also considers allocating millions in proposed emergency jail repairs.
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Questions that made it on the Nov. 5 ballot so far
While Memphians might not vote on gun control, they will vote on runoffs for future mayor’s races, residency requirements for mayoral and City Council candidates and if the council can set its own pay.
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Chancellor sets hearing date for Memphis gun-control case
The Memphis City Council’s lawsuit to vote for citywide gun-control measures in November pushes on as the September deadline for the ballot approaches.
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August 2024
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Memphis v. Tennessee: A Republican majority meets a Democratic one
How do groups who disagree work together? They go to court, if the lawsuit filed by the City Council against the Election Commission about not including a gun-control referendum on the ballot is any indication.
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Mayor Young calls gun control referendum futile
He said the city council’s lawsuit to get the referendum on the ballot could hurt efforts to work with Republican leaders of the legislature.
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Memphis City Council sues Election Commission over gun-control vote
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Election Commission won’t add gun-control referendum in November
The Election Commission’s decision could set up a legal battle a day after the state’s Republican leadership came out against Memphis’ vote on gun control.
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TN Repubs threaten to withhold sales tax over Memphis gun votes
Memphis City Council member Dr. Jeff Warren said he was disappointed by the news. “Cities are different animals from (the) countryside,” he said.
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Secretary of State won’t let Memphians vote on local gun control
“Common sense says local governments can’t override state law to give a 12-year-old a driver’s license, and they can’t override other state laws either,” Hargett said in a statement emailed to The Daily Memphian.
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TN Repubs threaten to withhold sales tax over Memphis gun votes
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July 2023
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City Council approves August 2024 gun control referendum
Council members say they hope the question on city voters’ ballots will influence the Tennessee Legislature even if any of the measures would likely be challenge by the state if voters approve them.
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City Council to take final vote on 2024 gun-control referendum
The council also discusses two other ballot questions for next year including a residency requirement for city employees that reflects the state law to exempt police and firefighters from any requirement.
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May 2023
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Opinion: Memphis City Council did not back down on gun reform
“We must continue to let our state representatives know how their gun laws have completely upended our city and that we demand Tennessee’s urban cities be given the authority to impose their own firearm laws. It won’t be a quick or easy road.”
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Memphis City Council members strategize gun control measures
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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