Public Comment - Agenda Item # 3.1 - Ronald KirkishFrom: Ronald Kirkish
Subject: Gun Lock Boxes
Date: September 12, 2022 at 8:53 AM
To: dion.bracco@cityofgilroy.org, Cat Tucker Carol Marques Andrew L. Faber
andy.faber@berliner.com, Jolie Houston Jolie.Houston@berliner.com, Jimmy Forbis jimmy.forbis@ci.gilroy.ca.us, Fred Tovar
fred.tovar@cityofgilroy.org, Peter Leroe-Munoz peter.leroe-munoz@ci.gilroy.ca.us, Pedro Espinoza
Pedro.Espinoza@ci.gilroy.ca.us, Bob Cooke
Cc: Don Gage jeanne Gage Chris Vanni JILL VANNI
Jeff Parks Gary Walton John
Dear Mayor, Council, Administration and Community members,
Once "again" Councilman Hilton wishes to insert the power and reach of our
local governments tentacles into the privacy of our homes by insisting that
gun owners must store their weapons in locked boxes.
Gun's whose owners purchased to protect their own lives and the lives of
their loved ones from harm and weapons that are "needed immediately-"
should such an unfortunate occasion arise; which we see is happening all too
often today.
Frankly, like the Social Host Ordinance that was completely ignored at the
cost of four teen's being shot and two who died at a Halloween Party last
year, so far we have found that the ordinance was feckless as the "individual
of influence" in making the logistical decisions to help hold the Halloween
Party continues to refuse to take responsibility for the carnage; rendering the
ordinance worthless.
And, feckless is this ordinance that Councilman Hilton wishes to impose on
the Citizens of Gilroy.....and I might add is unnecessary since the Government
of California and the Federal Government already have laws on the books that
effectively deal with this issue and that take precedence over any ordinance
the city council might consider.
For these reasons I respectfully request the Mayor and Council to vote "Nay"
should Councilman Hilton wish to "once again" bring this issue back up
before the dais.
B/r, Ronald L. Kirkish