Memphis voters on Tuesday approved by a landslide a nonbinding ordinance limiting use of some weapons within city limits.
The three-part measure included a prohibition on handgun carry without a valid permit, a ban on so-called assault rifles and a provision to create extreme risk orders of protection, which allow weapons to be confiscated from anyone deemed a threat to themselves or others, following a judicial hearing.
Memphis City Council member Jerri Green, a survivor of gun violence who campaigned on behalf of the gun ordinance, said Memphis residents wanted to take action.
“The citizens of Memphis are tired of their friends and family being victims of gun violence and tired of their children going to school and Grizzlies games and worrying,” Green said. “The only thing that is tying their hands is our legislature, who are beholden to the NRA and not the citizens of the state of Tennessee.”
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