City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0191R

• File #: 06-0191R
• Version: 0
• Name: A Request for Legal, Enforcement, and Legislative Action Against Illegal Guns
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/12/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/26/2007
• Title: A Request for Legal, Enforcement, and Legislative Action Against Illegal Guns FOR the purpose of requesting that the City file suit against rogue gun dealers who engage in "straw purchases" to recover damages to the City and its residents, strengthen enforcement, and enact legislation to combat illegal guns.
• Sponsors: James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, President Young, Robert Curran, Helen L. Holton, Kenneth Harris, Mary Pat Clarke, Belinda Conaway, Keiffer Mitchell
• Indexes: Enforcement, Guns, Illegal, Legal

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/26/2007	0	Public Safety Subcommittee	Recommended Favorably
11/26/2007	0	City Council	Adopted
10/15/2007	0	Public Safety Subcommittee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/15/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/15/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/12/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
6/12/2006	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
A Request for Legal, Enforcement, and Legislative Action Against Illegal Guns

FOR the purpose of requesting that the City file suit against rogue gun dealers who engage in "straw purchases" to recover damages to the City and its residents, strengthen enforcement, and enact legislation to combat illegal guns.
Body
Recitals

In April 2006, mayors from 15 major cities, including Boston, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Milwaukee, placed a spotlight on the nearly 30,000 gun deaths a year in the United States and urged the federal government to pass stricter gun-control laws. In their statement of principles, the mayors vowed to "punish to the maximum extent of the law criminals who possess, use, and traffic in illegal guns."

The mayors also want access to gun-trace data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) to combat illegal gun trafficking. However, BATF is prohibited from sharing data that includes serial numbers and other details that can determine a crime gun's origin. For the past four years, the U.S. Congress has attached amendments to the appropriations bill to prohibit BATF from sharing the data with local government officials. These amendments have been supported by the National Rifle Association so as to prevent the gun trace data from being used to sue gun manufacturers. A bill presently pending in ...