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City of Evanston
A Resolution
Supporting Efforts to Outlaw Semi -Automatic
Assault Weapons
32-R-94
WHEREAS, we are reminded every day of the tremendous human,
emotional, and financial toll that guns and gun violence take in
our communities;
WHEREAS, statistics show semi -automatic assault weapons are
increasingly becoming the weapon of choice for criminals;
WHEREAS, these weapons exist only to kill and to main and
serve no legitimate sporting purpose;
WHEREAS, these weapons must be kept off the streets;
WHEREAS, the Illinois Campaign to Ban Assault Weapons
represents community leaders and organizations across Illinois who
encourage the enactment of legislation outlawing the manufacture,
sale, or possession of semi -automatic assault weapons in the Spring
1994 session of the Illinois General Assembly;
• WHEREAS, public opinion in Illinois overwhelmingly supports
this ban on assault weapons;
WHEREAS, gun violence -- especially violence with assault
weapons -- has a disproportionate impact on our health care system;
WHEREAS, the Illinois Campaign to Ban Assault Weapons is
bipartisan and suppports efforts by Republicans or Democrats to
outlaw semi -automatic assault weapons;
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT, the City Council of
the City of Evanston, support the Illinois campaign to Ban Assault
Weapons and its effort to ban the manufacture, sale, or possession
(except by law enforcement personnel) of semi -automatic assault
weapons.
'Mayor
City of Evanston
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