The city council tonight split a much anticipated vote on the controversial gun dealers ordinance. They voted unanimously to regulate the gun dealers part of the ordinance but removed the section on ammunition sellers. Council member Kurt Brinkman expressed reluctance to vote for the whole package based on fears of litigation from pro-gun groups. His colleagues agreed and instructed the City Attorney to strike the language that pertains to ammo specifically.
The council chamber was filled to capacity and then some. The speakers from Emeryville were in the majority and almost unanimously spoke in favor of the ordinance while the pro-gun out of towners were fewer in numbers.
The Tattler will report on the details and the the ramifications of this vote in a later edition.
I think the gun nuts slinked back from whence they came!
ReplyDeleteThe gun kooks acted like babies last night.
ReplyDeleteEmeryville, you're going to lose your lawsuts and we, the real Americans will laugh. Those who are willing to give up our birth right will pay dearly, in more ways than one.
ReplyDeleteAfter looking at this blog, I was expecting the pro-gun folks to outnumber us Emeryville pro-regulation folks by a huge amount. But--not the case at all. The council meeting was a beautiful example of what community organizing brings about. The word got out!
ReplyDeleteLoved the singing Quaker lady, BTW. And the story about Mark Twain packing at a school board meeting--what a hoot.
The toll was 51 speakers spoke against the ordinance, 27 spoke for. One of the 51 speakers against the ordinance was an Emeryville resident.
ReplyDeleteI was there last night but still a little confused - is there definitely a gun store that wants to open up here? If so, how soon is this going to happen? Julie
ReplyDeleteThe drive to enact this ordinance was initiated by the announcement of a plan to open a gun store on San Pablo Avenue. Plans for this store may have been altered by what the council did Tuesday night. There will be a follow up story in the Tattler soon.
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