01-22-2002 - Ordinance for Adoption0
City of West Covina
Memorandum
TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager
and City Council
AGENDA
ITEM NO. C-2
FROM: Office of the City Clerk DATE January 22, 2002
*PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION
SUMMARY: At the Council meeting of January 8, 2002, the City Council introduced an
ordinance to repeal Section 15-32 of the West Covina Municipal Code, the
prohibition of the sale of "Saturday Night Specials." This ordinance is now being
presented for second reading and adoption.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinances:
ORDINANCE NO. - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA REPEALING SECTION
15-32 OF ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 15 OF THE WEST COVINA
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE. PROHIBITION OF SELLING
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS
I
Sue Rush
Deputy City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA REPEALING SECTION 15-32 OF ARTICLE II
OF CHAPTER 15 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING THE PROHIBITION OF SELLING SATURDAY NIGHT
SPECIALS
WHEREAS, in November 1996 the West Covina City Council adopted an
ordinance to prohibit the sale of certain firearms know as "Saturday Night Specials"; and
WHEREAS, the West Covina City Council prohibited the sale of "Saturday Night Specials"
in 1996 because the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968 did not ban the selling of "Saturday Night
Specials" within the United States; and
WHEREAS, the West Covina City Council and cities throughout California passed similar
ordinances to prohibit the sale of "Saturday Night Specials" because of the increase in crimes
committed with "Saturday Night Specials" and to protect the public from poor manufacturing
typical of "Saturday Night Specials"; and
WHEREAS, the State of California SB-15 (Penal Code § 12125, et Seq.) in 1999 which
regulates "unsafe handguns" and supersedes Section 15-32 (Saturday Night Specials, Sales
Prohibited) of Article II (Firearms) of Chapter 15 (Misc. Provisions Relating to Public Health and
Safety) of the West Covina Municipal Code. Chapter 15.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby ordain as
follows:
SECTION NO. 1: Section 15-32 of Article II of Chapter 15 of the West Covina
Municipal Code, concerning the prohibition of "Saturday Night Specials" is repealed in its
entirety.
SECTION NO. 2: The City Clerk shall certify as to the passage of this ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published as required by law, and it shall be effective 30 days from the
date of passage of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 22nd day of January, 2002.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Janet Berry
Mayor Benjamin Wong
I, Janet Berry, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 8t' day of January, 2002. That, thereafter, said ordinance was
duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 22°d day of January,
2002.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk Janet Berry
City Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman