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Resolution: R-11-0040
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 11-00087 Final Action Date: 1/27/2011
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
URGING THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO SUPPORT
THE BAN ON THE POSSESSION BY CIVILIANS OF MILITARY STYLE GUN
MAGAZINES AS PROPOSED IN HOUSE RESOLUTION 308 SPONSORED BY
REPRESENTATIVE CAROLYN MCCARTHY OF NEW YORK (LARGE CAPACITY
AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE ACT); DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS DESIGNATED
HEREIN.
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2011, nineteen people, including United States Representative
Gabrielle Giffords and United States District Court Judge John Roll, were shot outside a Tucson,
Arizona grocery store with a handgun equipped with a large capacity ammunition magazine; and
WHEREAS, large capacity ammunition magazines have been used in numerous mass shootings,
including in Tucson, Virginia Tech, Fort Hood, and Columbine; and
WHEREAS, large capacity ammunition magazines are designed to enable shooting mass
numbers of people quickly and efficiently without reloading, and they are not useful for hunting or
self-defense;
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 adoption of the a ban on the possession by civilians of military style gun magazines as
proposed in House Resolution 308 sponsored by Representative Carolyn McCarthy of New York
(Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act).
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the members of
the Florida Congressional Delegation.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.{1}
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File Number: 11-00087 Enactment Number: R-11-0040
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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