LTC 373-2013 City of Miami Resolution 4
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 373 -;2o 13 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Me bers of th City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: October 15, 2013
SUBJECT: CITY OF MIAMI RESOLUTION
Attached for your information is Resolution No. R -13 -0377, which was passed by the
City of Miami on September 26, 2013.
A Resolution Supporting Efforts To Reduce Gun Violence And Illegal Firearms
Trafficking Through More Responsible Gun Sales And Marketing Practices;
Directing The City Manager To Coordinate With The Chief Of Police To
• Partner With Other Municipalities To Create A Coalition In Support Of This
Initiative And To Work With rGun And Ammunition Suppliers To Encourage
The Consideration Of, Sales And Marketing Safeguards; Directing The City
Clerk To Transmit A Copy Of This Resolution To All South Florida
Municipalities, The Florida League Of Cities, Inc., All Members Of Florida's
Congressional Delegation, And To The Obama Administration.
If you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 305.673.7411.
JLM /REG
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c: Raymond Martinez, Chief of Police
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October 9, 2013
City Clerk Rafael E. Granado
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Re: Consideration and Support of Resolution R -13 -0377
Dear City Clerk:
On behalf of the City of Miami Commission, I am transmitting to you a copy of Resolution R-
13 -0377, which the City Commission passed and adopted at its meeting on September 26,
2013.
Resolution R -13 -0377 "...supports the efforts to reduce gun violence and illegal firearms
trafficking through more responsible gun sales and marketing practices."
The City of Miami greatly_ appreciates your consideration and support of Resolution R -13-
0377.
Sincerely,
Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
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Enclosures
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
3500 Pan American Drive / Miami, FL 33133 / (305) 250 -5360 / FAX: (305) 858 -1610
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 330708 Miami, Florida 33233 -0708
City of Miami City Hall
3500.Pan American
Drive'
Legislation Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov:com
Resolution: R -13 -0377
File Number: 13 -01047 Final Action Date: 9/26/2013
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION SUPPORTING EFFORTS
: TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE AND ILLEGAL FIREARMS TRAFFICKING
THROUGH MORE RESPONSIBLE GUN SALES AND MARKETING PRACTICES;
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO :COORDINATE WITH THE CHIEF OF
POLICE TO PARTNER WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO CREATE A
COALITION IN SUPPORT OFTHIS. INITIATIVE AND TO WORK WITH, GUN AND
AMMUNITION SUPPLIERS TO ENCOURAGE THE CONSIDERATION OF SALES
AND-MARKETING SAFEGUARDS; DIRECTING THE .CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO ALL SOUTH FLORIDA MUNICIPALITIES,
-THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, INC., ALL MEMBERS OF FLORIDA'S
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, AND TO THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.,
WHEREAS, federally licensed gun dealers are one of the largest sources of illegally trafficked
guns, according to a 2000 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives report; and
WHEREAS, according to the Florida Center for. Investigative Reporting, gun murders in Florida'
rose 38 percent between 2000 and 2011 and guns are used in more, than 70 percent of Florida
homicides, up from 56 percent in 2000; and
_ WHEREAS, guns often fall into criminal hands through "straw'purchases, ".where a friend or
family member of a criminal purchases a gun and passes it along; and
WHEREAS, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing,
responsible practices by gun manufacturers and distributors help to prevent guns from falling into
criminal hands and leads to a lowerincidence of guns being recovered from violent crimes; and
WHEREAS, the Mayors Against. Illegal Guns and Wal -Mart have developed the Responsible
Firearms Retailer Partnership, a comprehensive plan to curb the illegal trafficking of firearms through
Tore responsible gun sales and marketing practices and reached an agreement which requires basic. .
and sensible marketing safeguards such as the videotaping of gun sales, increased store security, and
employee training and background checks; and
WHEREAS, in the voluntary code signed by retailers that participate in the Responsible Firearms
Retailer Partnership, retailers agree to provide a computerized crime gun trace log and alert system,
require purchaser declarations and identification checking mechanisms, provide point of sale signage
alerting customers of their legal responsibilities, and prohibit sales without background check results;
and "
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission commends and applauds the voluntary efforts of
responsible gun manufacturers and distributors which contribute to the reduction of gun violence and .
crimes in our communities, and supports the creation of a coalition in support of the initiative to reduce.
gun violence and illegal firearms trafficking;
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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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission supports_ the efforts'to reduce guns violence and
illegal firearms trafficking through more responsible gun sales and. marketing practices.
Section 3. The City Manager is directed to coordinate with the Chief of Police to partner
with, other municipalities to create a coalition in support of this initiative and to work with gun
and ammunition suppliers to.encourage the consideration of sales and marketing safeguards.
Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this 'Resolution to all South
Florida municipalities, the Florida of Cities, Inc., the Miami -Dade League of Cities, all
members. of Florida's Congressional Delegation, and to the Obama Administration.
Section 5. 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 veto by the City.
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