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URGING SUPPORT
OF SCA -2
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 16, 1983
City Clerk Reimche presented a letter and resolution of the
City Council of the City of Fremont urging support of SCA -2
which would establish in the State Constitution the right of
every person, except a felon, a person found by law to be
mentally inccapetent, or a minor to own firearms in defense
of his or her person. No action was taken by the Council on
the matter.
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City %J Fremont
39700 Civic Center Drive
Fremont, Colifornia 94538
March 4, 1983
IA3 1dAR —7 AM 9. 16
LEOVjL*ER-2* YOR
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers:
Senate Constitutional Amendment 2 would establish in the State Constitution
the right of every person, except a felon, a person found by law to be mentally
incompetent, or a minor, to own firearms in defense of his or her person.
At its meeting of February 22, 1983 the City Council of the City of Fremont
adopted the Enclosed resolution and directed a copy of it be furnished to
every city council in the state, together with our urging that YOU support
SCA -2. Please communicate your support to your legislators and the League
of California Cities.
Sincerely,
LJM/dc
c.c. League of California Cities
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WSOLiiTION NO. 5624
)RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL or THE CITY l%
OF TRZAONT SUPPORTING SCA -2
WKZ9Y S the voters of the State of California
overwhelmingly defeated Proposition 15, an unnecessarily
restrictive gun control measure, on last November's general
election ballot; and
WHEREAS, following this expression of the public
will, Senate Constitutional Amendment SCA -2, a measure that
will place current California law relative to firearm ownership
sad possession into the State constitution, was recently
introduced by Senator H.L. Richardson; and
W =ZAS SCA -2 will prevent any further encroachsfent
by any governmental entity on the basic Federal Constitutional
right of firsarwa ownership and self protection, and maintain
local control; and
WHEREAS Constitutional Amendments to protect the
Citizens' right to own and bear firearm* have already been
approved in thirty-nine stater.;
MOM THEREFORE BE IT .RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Fremont wholeheartedly endorses SCA -2 6nd
strongly urges the California State Legislature to pass SCA -
2 to place it on the 1994 Primary ballot for a vote by the
people of the State of California.
ADOPTED February 22, 1983 by the City Council of
the City of Fremont by the following vote, to wit:
ATTtSTz
AYES1 Mayor Nezzetti, Vice -Mayor Reeder
Cbuncilmeo Bull and Fujiwara
•0ES1 Councilman Morrison
ASSENTI None
ASSTAINED'i None
141M J. NEZZETTI
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APPROVED AS TO F0RM1
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cil E&�id AT THE FOREGOING IS A CORRECT ALUN E. SPRAGUE
COMCt '1�1�`4�or� Sts�Y City Attorney
ADOPTED BY RIE (J (Y CD{1NCIL OF THE
CITY OF FREMONT. COJNIY 'JF ALAMEDA
S1A AUfORYIA,
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1V • .'r Clerk