We’ve covered the ongoing controversy of Memphis, Tennessee, city leaders making an end-run around Tennessee’s firearms preemption law by putting a three-part gun control question on the November ballot. Voters approved the ballot measure, and, despite the secretary of state’s warning that the questions violated state law, began moving forward with instituting the plan.
On Feb. 4, the Memphis City Council adopted the measures, which drew a swift reaction from republican lawmakers in the state.