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Minutes - City of San Leandro City Council and Page - 9 - Redevelopment Agency Meeting - October 21, 1996 6.6.2 Craig Garner, Craig's Concrete, said Tony Cucchiara is being put out of business. He said Mr. Cucchiara is a good man and taxing firearms will not make a difference in getting guns off the street. 6.6.3 Jay Peterson, 564 East 14th Street, said the 2nd Amendment was in place to keep government honest. He does not support a tax on guns. He said this will create a black market. 6.6.4 Nancy Bone, 685 East 14th Street, is an employee of Traders. She referenced the Business Walk and stated that no one had stopped by Traders and asked that the Council respond with an answer. 6.6.5 Stuart Alexander, 2463 West Avenue 133rd, said there seemed to be other funds available to rebuild City Hall and that Traders should not be taxed. He said small businesses are being attacked. He said this creates bad relations between the City and small businesses. He urged the Council to support small businesses and oppose the tax. 6.6.6 Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, complimented Council Member Young for postponing the Minutes. He commented on no action being taken this evening regarding the Business License Tax. He urged the Council to bring the issue back to a vote. 6.6.7 Allan Lindsey O'Neal, 14162 Outrigger Drive, said the tax will cause a loss to the City because guns will be purchased elsewhere and will be brought back. He said Traders complies with the law. He said this sends a bad message to small businesses that anything can be taxed. He is against taxing concealable weapons because they are used for defense. 6.6.8 Steven Perry, Steven's Gun Shop, opposes the tax. He said that, to date, he has maintained a good relationship with the City. He said the tax sends a message that government is responsible for bad actions. He urged the Council to go after the criminals. He is also concerned about the funds going into the general fund. 6.6.9 Thea Perrino, 434 Woolsey Street, spoke of gun violence and the cost to society, such as hospitals and gun trauma. She urged the Council to include wholesalers in order to generate additional funds for prevention. 6.6.10 James Crew said he represents Traders. He said everyone is concerned about guns being used for inappropriate purposes. He said the State and Federal Government has control over firearms, not the Council. He said the Council is trying to regulate guns and control weapons.