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Sponsored by: Vice Mayor Harris
City Commission Meeting: 02-20-18
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RESOLUTION NO. _________________ 1
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A Resolution supporting legislation to reduce mass shootings and gun 3
violence. 4
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WHEREAS, on February 14, 2018, there was a mass shooting at a school in Parkland 6
Florida which resulted in the tragic death of 17 students and faculty; and 7
WHEREAS, it is the 30th mass shooting1 in the United States so far this year; and 8
WHEREAS, it not even two months into 2018 and already 58 people have been killed 9
and 124 injured in mass shootings in the United States; and 10
WHEREAS, when such tragedies occur everyone is quick to offer thoughts and prayers 11
but no actual action is taken; and 12
WHEREAS, as shocking as the deaths from mass shootings are, it is even more sobering 13
that in 2017, the 437 deaths from mass shootings only accounted for 2.8% of the total 15,590 14
people who died due to gun violence; and 15
WHEREAS, it is past time to take action, we need to do something about this problem 16
now; and 17
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami supports legislation to reduce gun violence and 18
mass shootings. 19
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 20
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA: 21
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Section 1. The City of South Miami hereby supports legislation to reduce mass 23
shootings and gun violence. 24
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Section 2. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for 26
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall 27
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. 28
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Section 3. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon 30
adoption. 31
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this ____ day of _____________, 2018. 33
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ATTEST: APPROVED: 35
1 This is based on the Gun Violence Archive’s classification of a mass shooting: four or more people shot or killed
in a single incident, not involving the shooter. All statistics cited are from http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
Add-on Item a)
Sponsored by: Vice Mayor Harris
City Commission Meeting: 02-20-18
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CITY CLERK MAYOR 4
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM, COMMISSION VOTE: 6
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND EXECUTION Mayor Stoddard: 7
EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor Harris: 8
Commissioner Welsh: 9
Commissioner Liebman: 10
_______________________ Commissioner Gil: 11
CITY ATTORNEY 12