Tennessee’s top Republican legislators issued a statement on Monday, threatening to create a new state law that would impose a major financial penalty on Memphis and Shelby County if they follow through with a vote on gun-related policies.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville-District 25) and Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge-District 5) released the joint statement saying that they would work to pass a state law that would withhold state sales tax revenue from the Bluff City if voters were presented with three ballot questions related to what city officials say is not an intention to restrict ownership of firearms.
The proposed questions for the balllot include one about a potential ban on the sale of assault weapons and another on the implementation of red flag laws. The state legislature, however, already passed laws that restrict local governments from passing either of these.
