State Ex Rel Brnovich v. City of tucson/dewit

Summary

The court accepted mandatory special-action jurisdiction and held that the state statutes governing firearm disposal supersede Tucson's ordinance requiring destruction of unclaimed and forfeited firearms. It rejected the City's separation-of-powers and jurisdictional challenges, concluding that the statute validly directs the Attorney General to investigate and seek judicial resolution of potentially unlawful local ordinances. The court did not decide the enforceability or constitutionality of the statutory bond requirement because that issue was not necessary to resolve the action.