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3 A Resolution of the City of South Miami advocating the prohibition of sales and
4 possession of automatic and semi automatic weapons.
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6 WHEREAS, the drafters of the Second Amendment ("Amendment II") to the United States
7 Constitution never envisioned automatic or semi-automatic weapons when the right to bear arms was first
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10 WHEREAS, the one of the principal goals of the United States Constitution set forth in the
11 preamble to the Constitution, is "to insure domestic Tranquility;" and
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13 WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has held that there are longstanding prohibitions
14 and restrictions on firearms possession that are consistent with the Second Amendment notwithstanding
15 the fact that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm, unconnected to
16 service in a militia; and
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18 WHEREAS, the proliferation of automatic and semi-automatic weapons are now a growing
19 problem to law enforcement and to the population's domestic tranquility as a whole.
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21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
22 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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24 Section 1. The City of South Miami, Florida, hereby advocates the prohibition of the sale and
25 possession of automatic and semi-automatic weapons and requests that other municipalities, counties and
26 state governments pass similar resolutions to let our voices be heard in Washington. The City Clerk is
27 hereby directed to send a copy of this resolution to the Governor, the Florida Senate President, and the
28 Florida House Speaker.
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30 Section 2. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for any reason held
31 invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not affect the validity of
32 the remaining portions of this resolution.
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34 Section 3. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption by vote of the City
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ day of _____ , 2012.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
EXECUTION THEREOF
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Liebman:
Commissioner Newman:
Commissioner Harris:
Commissioner Welsh:
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