Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 102824 |
Printable PDF Format Clerk's Official Copy |
File Number: 102824 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-102-11 | Control: Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||
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Requester: NONE | Cost: | Final Action: 2/1/2011 | ||||||||
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Sunset Provision: No | Effective Date: | Expiration Date: |
Registered Lobbyist: | None Listed |
Legislative History |
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Acting Body | Date | Agenda Item | Action | Sent To | Due Date | Returned | Pass/Fail |
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Board of County Commissioners | 2/1/2011 | 11A24 | Adopted | P | |||
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Board of County Commissioners | 1/20/2011 | 11A6 | Deferred | 2/1/2011 | P | ||
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County Manager | 1/19/2011 | Deferrals | 1/20/2011 | ||||
REPORT: | The Prime Sponsor has requested deferral of this item to the February 1, 2011 BCC. | ||||||
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County Attorney | 12/7/2010 | Assigned | Martin W. Sybblis | ||||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO INCREASE THE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN AMMUNITION COMMONLY USED IN ASSAULT WEAPONS DURING THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY BODY WHEREAS, in September 2004, a gunman opened fire on a Miami-Dade County police officer, wounding her and destroying her police car; and WHEREAS, the ammunition used in that crime is commonly chambered in high capacity assault type weapons; and WHEREAS, in September 2007, a gunman opened fire on four Miami-Dade Police Officers, killing one and wounding three others; and WHEREAS, the ammunition used in that crime is commonly chambered in high capacity assault type weapons, and WHEREAS, in January 2009, a gunman opened fire on a crowd of about 50 people who had gathered at the corner of NW 71st Street and 15th Avenue, killing two people and wounding nine others; and WHEREAS, the ammunition used in that crime is commonly chambered in high capacity assault type weapons, and WHEREAS, the lethality of the aforementioned ammunition, especially when used in combination with high capacity assault type weapons, makes it especially desirable to violent criminals; and WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County and other communities throughout Florida are currently experiencing acts of extreme violence by individuals using ammunition in the following calibers which are commonly chambered in high capacity assault type weapons: 5.56x45 mm (.223), 7.62x51 mm (.308), 7.62x39 mm, and 5.45x39 mm; and WHEREAS, the commission of felonies using these types of ammunition and other similar rounds, should result in enhanced criminal penalties; and WHEREAS, such enhanced penalties would not penalize individuals for the lawful use of the foregoing calibers, for purposes including, but not limited to, self-defense, legal hunting, competitive sharp shooting, and use by the military, but would only punish criminal activity, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board: Section 1. Urges the Florida Legislature to pass legislation enhancing the penalties for the use of ammunition such as 5.56x45 mm (.223), 7.62x51 mm (.308), 7.62x39 mm, or 5.45x39 mm ammunition and other similar ammunition commonly used in assault weapons, when such ammunition is used in the commission of a felony. Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit certified copies of this resolution to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, and the Chair and Members of the Miami-Dade State Legislative Delegation. Section 3. Directs the County�s state lobbyists to advocate for the issue identified in Section 1 above, and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to include this item in the 2011 state legislative package. |
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