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Originally published October 16, 2008 at 8:30 AM | Page modified October 16, 2008 at 8:30 AM

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McKenna says cities can't ban guns

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says he's hoping for "further clarity" on his authority to ban guns on city property.

SEATTLE —

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says he's hoping for "further clarity" on his authority to ban guns on city property.

He said Wednesday the city has a "moral responsibility" to pursue what he calls common sense gun laws.

Attorney General Rob McKenna issued a nonbinding opinion Monday that says cities lack the authority to ban guns because local laws would conflict with state regulations.

Nickels said last spring he would order a ban after a shooting at the Seattle Center's Folklife Festival that wounded two people.

The Bellevue-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms threatened to sue the city if Nickels issued a gun ban.

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