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From:River Brown
To:City Clerk; All Council Members
Subject:EXTERNAL - City Code Chapter 16 Offenses-Miscellaneous Amendment to add Safe Storage of Firearms
Date:Wednesday, September 7, 2022 11:42:46 AM
To the Gilroy Council Members,
As a retired educator I am writing to strongly support the "City Code Chapter 16 Offenses-
Miscellaneous Amendment to add Safe Storage of Firearms” item and action to adopt by
ordinance, with a goal of reducing gun violence and improving gun safety for everyone on a
future agenda.
A safe storage ordinance would state that all firearms in homes be securely stored in a locked
container or disabled with a locking device to prevent discharge unless it is being carried on the
authorized individual’s person.
Cities and towns across California are adopting safe storage ordinances due to deficiencies in the
current California Penal Code 25100 which fails to define what “safe storage” is, while also failing
to apply it to all homes. This has led to many small child unintentional deaths and teen gun
suicides from unsecured firearms.
It has also allowed easy access to stealing unsecured firearms in home burglaries (where guns then
become crime guns) and it also increases the chances for school mass shootings. I am also an
active member of the Silicon Valley Alliance for Gun Safety.
Thank you for your consideration on this vital matter.
River Brown