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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
COUNCIL RESOLUTION
Date: 5/10/95
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN
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 Falcon Heights opposes any effort to weaken
the assault weapons ban and preempt local authority to enact and enforce local ordinances limiting firearms;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Falcon Heights 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.
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