Subject: RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS AND REGULATION OF AMMUNITION

Subject: RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS AND REGULATION OF AMMUNITION The following resolution is presented by Trustee Svonkin: WHEREAS, Gun violence has been escalating for many years, with devastating mass shootings occurring throughout the nation, reaching notoriety at Columbine High School (CO) and Virginia Tech and, more recently, seeming commonplace with occurrences in Aurora, Colorado and Newtown, Connecticut; and WHEREAS, There is a proliferation of and easy access to assault weapons and high­ capacity ammunition magazines at gun shows and shops; and WHEREAS, Assault weapons and high­capacity ammunition magazines are often procured without any or the appropriate background checks; and WHEREAS, A number of these mass shootings have occurred at schools and colleges; and WHEREAS, School and college administrators are responsible for providing a safe and suitable environment for students to learn; and WHEREAS, A comprehensive ban on assault weapons and high­capacity ammunition magazines would increase the probability that mass shootings, should they occur, result in far fewer deaths and far less bodily harm; and WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District stands with the living victims and with the families who have lost loved ones to gun violence; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District strongly supports the federal legislation, Assault Weapons Ban 2013 (Feinstein), which would place a ban on both assault weapons and high­capacity ammunition magazines; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District strongly supports SB 47 (Yee) pertaining to assault weapons; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District strongly supports SB 53 (De Leon) which would require a permit for the purchase, acquisition or possession of ammunition and place certain prohibitions on the sale of ammunition; and be it further