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RESOLUTION NO. 94-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, URGING THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE AND THE COURTS TO ADOPT A "ZERO TOLERANCE
POLICY" FOR PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF ILLEGAL GUN
POSSESSION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA,
HEREBY, FINDS, DETERMINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, existing law provides that ~ person found to be
illegally possessing a firearm may be punished by a citation as
a misdemeanor; while a second offense is considered a felony
violation; and
WHEREAS, first offense illegal possession of firearm charges
are handled in municipal courts without a minimum mandatory
sentence being established by state law; and
WHEREAS, ~unicipal court judges must weigh each case
individually on its facts and consider the seriousness of the
crime and its affect on the community; and
WHEREAS, tke granting of probation to persons convicted of
carrying loaded and concealed firearms on their person or in the
driver/passenger area of their vehicle is not consistent with the
public's outrage over violence in the streets, neighborhoods and
schools of the community; and
WHEREAS, un~er existing law, judges may sentence first-time
offenders of the aforementioned offenses to either house arrest
for 120 days; 750 hours of community service; or six months in
county jail; and
WHEREAS, tke imposition of such penalties will serve as a
deterrent to the continued illegal possession of firearms.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Tustin, California, supports the "Zero Tolerance Policy"
related to the specified illegal possession of firearms and urges
the District Attorney's Office and all municipal court justices
to adopt the same policy.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tustin City
Council held on the 4th day of April, 1994
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ATTEST:
Mary E~.~.,Wynn, City Clerk
JimJotts, Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF TUSTIN
CERTIFICATION FOR RESOLUTION NO. 94-39
Mary E. Wynn, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council
of the city of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the
whole number of the members of the City Council of the City of
Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing was duly and
regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 4th day of April, 1994 by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Potts, Saltarelli, Pontious, Puckett, Thomas --
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: None
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: None
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: None
Mary E. Wynn, ~ ity C