1989-27 Opposing SB 386 and HR 1190 Regarding Gun Control.Introduced: Tom Merriman
Introduced:Adopted: 4/20/89
4/20/89
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO, 89-27_R
A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY OPPOSING
SB386 AND HR 1190 REGARDING GUN CONTROL
WHEREAS, April 19th is the 214th Anniversay of the
British attempt
to confiscate arms at Concord, Massachusetts
and
WHEREAS, on that day people from all over the country will
i at criminals
at the creeping erosion of be
expressing
gislation not aimed the Second Amendment
through le
law -a inals unafraid of any law,
biding gun owners, and but a[
WHEREAS, Senator Metzembaum's SB 386 and Congressman Stork's
HR 1190 outlaw deer rifles, highpower competition rifles, and children's
Plinking, varmint `
. targe[ and rabbit rifles, and
WHEREAS, all clif feed semiautomatic target and defense hand
such as Ruger .22, Colt .45 ACP, would become ill
number of guns
semiautomatic shotguns, and mal' together with a
WHEREAS, the reason most sponsors of these anti -gun bills use to
support their cause is to combat crime �nd r
WHEREAS, their is no proof that restrictive gun laws
have ever
reduced crime whenever or whereever they have been tried, and
WHEREAS, Washington, D. C. has the most restrictive
our country and also has the highest murder r ate in our
laws in
our country, and
WHEREAS, the framers of the Constitution put in the Second
Amendment as part of the checks and balances of a system of government,
and
WHEREAS, the Second Amendment of our Constitution is in
place so
that the government of the United States of America does not b
Oppressive and to the Constin.+;.... ecome
ine united States of America from all its
enemies, both domestic and foreign, and
WHEREAS, over time we have come to take many of our freedoms
for granted but by looking at other countries around the world we
can see
how governments can become oppressive, and
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WHEREAS, in the Republic of Georgia, part of the Soviet Socialist
Republics, all of the registered hunting rifles were just confiscated in
response to the rioting taking place in that part of the world, and
WHEREAS, Alaskans are fortunate to have legislators that are
fighting to preserve our right to keep and bear arms but we must let them
know that we support their efforts,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kodiak Island
Borough Assembly opposes the passage of SB 386 and HR 1190.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution will be
sent to President George Bush, Congressman Don Young, Representatives Ted
Stevens and Frank Murkowski, Governor Steve Cowper, Senator Fred Zharoff
and Representative Cliff Davidson.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 20th DAY OF APRIL, 1989.
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