TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court has granted a motion for expedited consideration in the Tucson guns case.
Tucson will stop destroying guns seized by police while the city fights a new state law that could cost it millions of dollars in shared revenue.
The Tucson City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted for a temporary stop until a court rules on the matter.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich immediately asked the state Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the city is violating the 2013 law banning destruction of guns.
Tucson could lose more than $170 million in yearly shared revenue if the state’s high court rules against it and the city keeps on destroying guns.
The court will consider whether to take the case at its Jan. 10 motions session.
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