Council tables second reading of firearm-discharge ordinance

Bear River’s council voted on May 14 to table the second reading of Ordinance 20241, an ordinance that would prohibit the discharge of firearms within the town’s corporate limits and provide designated exemptions.

During the session a councilor moved to table the ordinance and the motion was seconded. The council approved the motion to table on a voice vote; councilors did not complete a second reading or adopt the ordinance this evening. A councilor later asked that drafts and ordinance information be published in the town newsletter and placed on the municipal website so residents could review the proposed changes.

What happens next: the ordinance remains on the agenda for a future meeting; staff were asked to publish ordinance drafts and related information for residents.