Sweetwater officials urge residents to contact lawmakers over bills that would restrict local firearm-discharge rules City staff told the board that proposed state legislation by Adam Lowe and Mark Cochran would limit cities' authority to regulate firearm discharge inside municipal limits, described Sweetwater as a test case, and urged outreach to state representatives and senators to oppose or amend the bills.

Sweetwater officials are sounding the alarm as new state bills threaten to strip local control over firearm discharge, potentially endangering neighborhoods near parks and schools.

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