Firearm Safety and Safe Storage Ordinance
Summary
Edina is considering a conditional ordinance banning assault weapons, large-capacity magazines, binary triggers, and ghost guns, plus requiring safe storage. Because Minnesota law preempts local gun regulation, it would only take effect if the legislature lifts preemption and the Council passes a resolution. The town hall gathered community input before the Council's January 20 deliberation.
At a glance
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Last discussed Feb 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
No immediate cost for the hearing itself, but staff would analyze enforcement, legal, and administrative costs if the ordinance moves forward.
Supporters say residents — especially children in schools and churches — would be safer from mass-shooting-style weapons.
Opponents say law-abiding gun owners would be criminalized overnight if preemption is lifted, and the city could face costly litigation.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Council - Feb 4, 2026
Edina's firearms safe-storage ordinance cleared its final reading, but the council flagged that part of it conflicts with state preemption and asked staff to highlight that in the published code.
City Council - Jan 20, 2026
Edina is moving forward with a firearm safety and safe storage ordinance modeled on St. Paul's, drafted with a delayed effective date to improve its odds in court against state preemption. It cleared first reading with one abstention; a future vote would follow.
Community Health Commission - Jan 12, 2026
A commissioner raised the recent special City Council meeting on a gun ordinance (high-capacity magazines, ghost guns, assault-style weapons) that is preempted by state law, and asked whether the commission could support the mental health concerns residents raised there.
City Council - Jan 6, 2026
Edina is considering a conditional ordinance banning assault weapons, large-capacity magazines, binary triggers, and ghost guns, plus requiring safe storage. Because Minnesota law preempts local gun regulation, it would only take effect if the legislature lifts preemption and the Council passes a resolution. The town hall gathered community input before the Council's January 20 deliberation.
Edina City Council puts gun control ordinance vote on hold
Edina City Council puts gun control ordinance vote on hold FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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