HomeMy Public PortalAbout2003.206 (10-21-03)Resolution No. 2003.206
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LYNWOOD SUPPORTING THE ASSUALT
WEAPONS BAN REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2003
WHEREAS, The Assault Weapons Ban, which bans the sale of semiautomatic
weapons, was passed as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994 and will expire in September, 2004 unless Congress reauthorizes the law; and
~~ WHEREAS, Before 1994, the availability of military assault weapons enabled
'-- violent criminals to commit countless devastating crimes including schoolyard
massacr.es, bank robberies, serial sniper attacks, police ambushes and innumerable
others that threatened the peace of our communities, the safety and security of our
citizens and our law enforcement personnel; and
WHEREAS, In.the years immediately following the ban's enactment, the
percentage of gun crimes committed with assault weapons fell by more than 50 percent;
and
WHEREAS, The Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2003 (S. 1034)
would strike the sunset date from the 1994 law, reauthorizing the ban indefinitely and
guaranteeing that all of the guns banned under the law would remain out of production.
These include: 19 specifically named weapons like the TEC-9, AK-47, UZI, and others;
and
WHEREAS, The Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2003 (S. 1034)
would also ban the importation of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and close
the loophole that has allowed pre-1994 ammunition magazines to come into this country;
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WHEREAS, The sunset date is fast approaching while gun violence, which
experienced a brief decline in recent years is once again on the rise.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
DOES HEREBY FIND, PROCLAIM, ORDER, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS~
Section 1. That the Lynwood City Council supports the provisions of S. 1034,
The Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2003, reauthorizing the assault
weapons ban indefinitely, and banning the importation and domestic manufacture of
ammunition magazines that can accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Secfion 2. The City Manager or his designee shall be allowed to carry out
any transactions so ordered by this resolution.
Section 3. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 21st
ATTEST:
day of '~~~obPr , 2003.
RNANDO PEDRO~A, MAYO
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ANDREA L. HOOPER, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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~ ' I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the
. foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a
' regular meeting held on the 21St day of October , 2003
AYES. • COUNCItMEN BYRD, REYES, SANTILLA, RODRIGUEZ, PEDROZA
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ABSENT NUNE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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. 1, fhe undersigned, City Glerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the above and ,
tl foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No 2003.206 on file in my office
and that said Resolution was adopfed on the date and by the vote therein stated.
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ANDREA L. Fi00PER, CITY CLERK
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