Caddo Commission approves resolution to ask state AG for an opinion on ammunition

Makenzie Boucher, Shreveport Times
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On Thursday, the Caddo Parish Commission voted on Resolution No. 35 to authorize the parish attorney's office to request an opinion from the Louisiana State Attorney General's Office in regards to the authority of requiring certain types of ammunition be carried separately from the gun.

The commission approved the resolution 10 to one.

"I can kind of take bets on how this might come back," said Commissioner Steven Jackson. "There might be some odds out there."

Jackson was the only commissioner that voted in opposition of this resolution.

Commissioner Steven Jackson, district 3, during the Caddo Parish Commission meeting, Thursday afternoon, October 21, 2021.
Commissioner Steven Jackson, district 3, during the Caddo Parish Commission meeting, Thursday afternoon, October 21, 2021.

This resolution will be looked at by State Attorney General's Office and that was reinforced by Commissioner John Atkins when the issue came up during the discussion.

The AG's office will then decide if certain types of ammunition should be carried separately from the gun. Which will then lead to an ordinance which will be passed by the parish commission.

Commissioner Lyndon B. Johnson moved the resolution to the floor and Stormy Cage-Watts seconded.

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Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com.

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