HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2020-044RESOLUTION NO. 2020-044
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING STATE SENATE BILL 723
(JONES), WHICH SEEKS TO CLARIFY STATE LAW AS IT
PERTAINS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PROHIBITED FROM
POSSESSING A FIREARM AND ASSOCIATED
PUNISHMENTS
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 723 would protect due process for legal gun ownership and
implement needed criminal justice reform; and
WHEREAS, existing law makes it a crime for a person to own or possess a firearm if the
person has an outstanding warrant for a felony or one of several specified misdemeanors, and it
makes these crimes inapplicable to a person who did not have knowledge of the outstanding
warrant; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 723 would expressly clarify that a crime is committed if the person
has an outstanding warrant for a felony or specified misdemeanor and has knowledge of the
outstanding warrant; and
WHEREAS, on January 21, 2020, Senate Bill 723 was passed unanimously in the State
Senate and was ordered to the Assembly.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it supports Senate Bill 723 and its provisions to clarify state law as it pertains to individuals
who are prohibited from possessing a firearm and associated punishments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it
directs the City Clerk to send a copy of this resolution to Senator Brian Jones, and to the Honorable
members of the State Assembly who represent the San Diego region, to demonstrate City Council’s
support for Senate Bill 723.
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Resolution No. 2020-044
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Presented by Approved as to form by
John McCann Glen R. Googins
Councilmember City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 18th day of February 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2020-044 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 18th day of February 2020.
Executed this 18th day of February 2020.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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