You have to figure, these folks see Kennesaw doing it, so they figure why not them?
When i say i smell setup, what I mean is that I speculate that at least one council member is anti-2nd amendment.
The strategy by a speculative anti-gun activist would be to generate a situation that is BOTH unconstitutional, AND ensures that someone who SHOULD NOT have a gun ends up getting it and creates another Sandy Hook situation for example.