A sweeping Republican bill to override local firearms rules and make firearms regulation an exclusive power of the Legislature hit a last-minute hurdle Wednesday, after Attorney General John Formella penned a letter urging it be killed.

Addressing lawmakers in both chambers, Formella said the bill, which would remove the ability for local and state governments to independently regulate firearms, would have “multiple unintended consequences that have dire implications for public safety and the rights of gun owners in this state.” 

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