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33 AGENDA #10 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and Council FROM: W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager Ralph D. Karpinos, Town Attorney SUBJECT: Setting Public Hearing to Consider Specific Additional Town Regulation of Firearms and Legislative Initiatives DATE: October 25, 1993 Tonight the Council is asked to consider whether to schedule a special public hearing and forum for November 9, 1993 to receive public comment on specific possible additional firearm regulation ordinances and legislative initiatives. No action other than scheduling the hearing and forum is requested tonight. The attached Resolution A would call a public hearing for November 9 , 1993 to receive public comment on specified new firearm regulation ordinances. Resolution B would call a public forum for the same evening to receive public comment on potential modification in state laws to further regulate firearms. Background On September 7 and 8 , the Council held a public hearing on the general subject of Town initiatives to regulate the possession of firearms, especially handguns. The minutes of that public hearing are included with this agenda item. We have carefully reviewed and considered the comments at the public hearing, numerous "recommendations and comments received before and following the hearing, both by telephone and in writing, and applicable constitutional and statutory law. We now recommend the Council call a public hearing and forum for November 9, 1993 , to receive comments on additional Town ordinances regulating firearms and possible legislative initiatives. Discussion A. Recommendations for Possible Ordinance Listed below are the specific ordinance proposals we recommend the Town consider enacting. If the Council wishes to consider these at a public • hearing, draft ordinances would be prepared for presentation at the hearing.