File #: R-8-22    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 2/1/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/14/2022 Final action: 2/14/2022
Title: Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Guns or Ammunition - For the purpose of expressing support for Anne Arundel County Bill No. 108-21 concerning preparation and distribution of literature to purchasers of guns or ammunition.
Sponsors: Gavin Buckley, Rhonda Pindell Charles, Elly Tierney, Dajuan K. Gay, Karma O'Neill, Brooks Schandelmeier, Rob Savidge, Sheila Finlayson, Ross Arnett
Attachments: 1. R-8-22 First Reader, 2. R-8-22 Staff Report, 3. R-8-22 Fiscal Impact Note, 4. R-8-22 SIGNED

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Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Guns or Ammunition - For the purpose of expressing support for Anne Arundel County Bill No. 108-21 concerning preparation and distribution of literature to purchasers of guns or ammunition.

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CITY COUNCIL OF THE

City of Annapolis

 

Resolution 8-22

 

Introduced by: Mayor Buckley, Alderwoman Pindell Charles

Co-sponsored by: Alderwoman Tierney, Alderman Gay,

Alderwoman O’Neill, Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderman Savidge,

Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Arnett

 

A RESOLUTION concerning

 

Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Guns or Ammunition

 

FOR                     the purpose of expressing support for Anne Arundel County Bill No. 108-21 concerning preparation and distribution of literature to purchasers of guns or ammunition.

 

 

WHEREAS,                     County Councilwoman Lisa Rodvien introduced Bill No. 108-21 on December 6, 2021, and the County Council voted to adopt that bill on January 3, 2022; and

 

WHEREAS,                     Bill No. 108-21 requires the Health Department to prepare literature relating to gun safety, gun training, suicide prevention, mental health, and conflict resolution, and to distribute that literature to all establishments that sell guns or ammunition; and

 

WHEREAS,                     Establishments that sell guns or ammunition must make the literature visible and available at the point of sale, and must also distribute the literature to all purchasers of guns or ammunition; and

 

WHEREAS,                      The Health Department may issue a citation to the owner of an establishment that violates the requirements of Bill No. 108-21; and

 

WHEREAS,                     Bill No. 108-21 will take effect 90 days after January 3, 2022; and

 

WHEREAS,                     The City Council supports Bill No. 108-21 because the Anne Arundel County Department of Health has jurisdiction in Annapolis.

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE,

 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the City of Annapolis hereby expresses its support for Anne Arundel County Bill No. 108-21 concerning preparation and distribution of literature to purchasers of guns or ammunition.

 

 

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