Edina City Council proposes ban on assault weapons

EDINA, Minn. — The Edina city council is proposing a ban on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines, and other gun control measures.

The council read a proposed ordinance for the first time Tuesday night, which states, "there is a public safety and welfare crisis resulting from gun violence in the City. The City finds that semi-automatic military-style assault weapons, ghost guns, large-capacity magazines, and binary triggers have not commonly been used for self-defense purposes, yet these firearms and firearm modifications inherently have a significantly higher capacity for causing damage, injury, and death compared to ordinary firearms used for lawful self-defense purposes."

It's similar to one in Saint Paul that passed last week. Both city councils say they know it's largely symb