SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge Wednesday threw out the case of a man cited for violating a Savannah ordinance that imposes fines and possible jail time for leaving guns in unlocked cars, ruling that the ordinance violates state law and the U.S. Constitution.

The decision by a Chatham County Recorder’s Court judge likely applies only to the case of the defendant who challenged the gun ordinance as part of his criminal defense. Savannah’s mayor said he believes the city will continue to enforce the local law.

“We’ve had this in existence now for quite some time and we have reduced the number of guns stolen from unlocked vehicles in Savannah,” Mayor Van Johnson told reporters.

Johnson and Savannah’s city council voted unanimously last year to outlaw keeping firearms in unlocked vehic

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