October 22, 2025
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St. Paul to introduce gun ordinance Oct. 22; gun-rights group threatens lawsuit

St. Paul city leaders are set to introduce a proposed firearms ordinance on Oct. 22 that critics say the city cannot enforce. A gun-rights group has announced it will sue if the city moves forward with the ordinance.

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📌 Key Facts

  • St. Paul plans to introduce a proposed firearms ordinance on Oct. 22, 2025.
  • A gun-owners group has publicly threatened to sue if St. Paul moves forward with the proposed ordinance.
  • The litigation threat is explicitly tied to the city’s planned Oct. 22 introduction of the ordinance.
  • The reporting on the threat and the planned introduction appeared in TwinCities’ article published Oct. 22, 2025, titled "Gun owners group says it’ll sue if St. Paul moves forward with firearms ordinance."
  • As reported, the group's statement is a threat to file legal action (it says it will sue) rather than a lawsuit already filed at the time of publication.

📰 Sources (2)

Gun owners group says it’ll sue if St. Paul moves forward with firearms ordinance
Twincities by Mara H. Gottfried October 22, 2025
New information:
  • A gun owners group says it will sue if St. Paul moves forward with its proposed firearms ordinance.
  • The litigation threat is directly tied to the city’s planned introduction of the ordinance on Oct. 22.
St. Paul leader set to propose gun law they can't enforce
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul by Madison.Hunter@fox.com (Madison Hunter) October 16, 2025