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Resolution: R-08-0099
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3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 08-00118A Final Action Date: 2/28/2008
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING THE MEMBERS OF
THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE RE-ENACTMENT OF THE
FEDERAL ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN AS PROPOSED IN HOUSE RESOLUTION
1022 SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE CAROLYN MCCARTHY OF NEW YORK
(ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTECTION ACT OF
2007); DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, assault weapons are semi -automatic firearms designed with military features to allow
rapid and accurate spray firing and are not designed for "sport," but are designed to kill humans
quickly and efficiently; and
WHEREAS, assault weapons have been used in many mass shootings, including:
• The July 18, 1984 massacre at a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro,
California, which left 21 dead and 19 wounded;
• The January 17, 1989 rampage at an elementary school in Stockton, California,
which left 5 children dead and 29 children and one teacher wounded;
• The July 1, 1993 shooting at a San Francisco law firm and other offices located
at 101 California Street, which left 8 dead and 6 wounded (1 of whom
subsequently died);
• The April 20, 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, which left
13 dead and 23 wounded;
• The October, 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C. area, which left 10
dead and 3 wounded;
• The September 13, 2007 shooting of Miami -Dade police Sgt. Jose Somohano
who died and 3 other officers that were injured by an assailant armed with an
AK-47, three years to the day after the expiration of the Federal Assault
Weapons ban;
• The January 8, 2008, shooting of Miami Detective James Walker who was shot
dead by an AK-47;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted
by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission urges the members of the United States Congress to
support the re-enactment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban as proposed in House Resolution
1022 sponsored by Representative Carolyn McCarthy of New York (Assault Weapons Ban and Law
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Enforcement Protection Act of 2007).
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the President and
Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority
Leader of the Senate and to each Senator and Representative from Florida in the Congress of the
United States.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.{1}
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission
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