Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
New Business Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 19-186 FOR IMPOSITION OF NEW AND ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE SALE AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS IN THE CITY OF CARSON (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
This item is on the agenda at the request of Mayor Albert Robles in light of the November 14, 2019 Saugus High School shooting and the mass shooting and gun violence epidemic currently afflicting the nation. He is proposing that the City Council consider ways in which the City can strengthen its gun regulations to protect the public safety of the City's residents and guests.
One potential manner of doing so is to provide that new gun dealers may only situate in appropriate locations that are not within a reasonable distance from specified sensitive uses such as schools, churches, day-care centers, recreation facilities, residential uses/zones, bars, liquor stores and other gun dealers. However, other conditions or regulatory requirements may also be imposed to help make the City's gun control regulations more stringent and comprehensive.
The purpose of this item is for the City Council to provide direction to staff to consider ways in which the City can strengthen its gun regulations so as to protect its residents to the maximum extent possible while remaining in compliance with applicable federal and state laws.
The proposed resolution would direct staff to move expeditiously to implement regulations: (1) confining gun dealers to commercial zones, and making such uses subject to issuance of a conditional use permit; (2) imposing the aforementioned distance restrictions from sensitive uses, and providing for reasonable amortization of nonconforming uses created thereby; (3) prohibiting gun sales and possession on City property; and (4) restricting sales of specified equipment that is auxiliary to use of firearms, if staff research reveals there is a police power...
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