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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1995-025 RESOLUTION NO. 95-25 WHEREAS, Americans overwhelmingly support common sense gun laws that keep assault weapons out of the hands of criminals and terrorists; WHEREAS, efforts are underway to repeal the common sense gun laws that were included in the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which was signed into law by President Clinton on September 13, 1994; WHEREAS, Congress is considering legislation (HR 1488) which would not only repeal the ban on 19 specific semiautomatic assault weapons and their large capacity ammunition magazines, but also subject cities and towns to fines for enforcing local ordinances banning or limiting firearms; WHEREAS, enactment of this legislation could have a significant impact on local budgets, local authority, and, most important, safety in our communities; WHEREAS, the National League of Cities has declared 1995 as a year for Rethinking Public Safety by creating new partnerships that will lead to positive action, increasing public awareness about civic responsibility to ensure safe communities, and strengthening working relationships among levels of government to ensure that public safety is both a community and a national goal; WHEREAS, any action to weaken the assault weapons ban and preempt local authority to make decisions about local public safety would represent a giant step backward; WHEREAS, the National League of Cities and more than 100 other groups who support common sense gun laws are joining together in a national campaign May 11-17 to educate the public about the impact of Congress' efforts and to save the assault weapons ban; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of North Richland Hills opposes any effort to weaken the assault weapons ban and preempt local authority to enact and enforce local ordinances limiting firearms; RESOLUTION NO. 95-25 WHEREAS, Americans overwhelmingly support common sense gun laws that keep assault weapons out of the hands of criminals and terrorists; WHEREAS, efforts are underway to repeal the common sense gun laws that were included in the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which was signed into law by President Clinton on September 13, 1994; WHEREAS, Congress is considering legislation (HR 1488) which would not only repeal the ban on 19 specific semiautomatic assault weapons and their large capacity ammunition magazines, but also subject cities and towns to fines for enforcing local ordinances banning or limiting firearms; WHEREAS, enactment of this legislation could have a significant impact on local budgets, local authority, and, most important, safety in our communities; WHEREAS, the National League of Cities has declared 1995 as a year for Rethinking Public Safety by creating new partnerships that will lead to positive action, increasing public awareness about civic responsibility to ensure safe communities, and strengthening working relationships among levels of government to ensure that public safety is both a community and a national goal; WHEREAS, any action to weaken the assault weapons ban and preempt local authority to make decisions about local public safety would represent a giant step backward; WHEREAS, the National League of Cities and more than 100 other groups who support common sense gun laws are joining together in a national campaign May 11-17 to educate the public about the impact of Congress' efforts and to save the assault weapons ban; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of North Richland Hills opposes any effort to weaken the assault weapons ban and preempt local authority to enact and enforce local ordinances limiting firearms; RESOLUTION NO. 95-25 Page 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of North Richland Hills endorses the efforts of the National League of Cities and other groups to inform citizens about the impact of pending Congressional action and to work with our Congressional delegation to save the assault weapons ban. PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of May, 1995. APPROVED: /"1 ,LJ (~/ ~U//~ ~ MayO~ ATTEST: Qß~d//1Ù-£~ y Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: