IIRC, most states have laws which prohibit local governments from passing ordinances that are stricter than state law.
I’m Paul Revere on the following: newly passed GVRO/Red Flag laws now allow anyone to denounce a gun owner to police as being a danger to others. The police obtain a GVRO and knock on the owner’s door and his guns are gone.
Oversimplified? Due process followed in all cases? Google GVRO and learn. Potential for abuse is enormous.
That doesn't stop them. They'll pass the laws and then the state governments will have to fight to overturn them. And if the state elected officials agree with the new local ordinances, they're not going to fight very hard.
Case in point, wait and see how much effort Colorado's Statehouse puts in fighting Boulder's new assault weapon ban.
While Arthur the Asshole was chief in Austin, he made one public statement that could be interpreted as encouraging swatting calls on law abiding gun owners. This chief is dangerous.