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WHEREAS, at the general election ofNovernber 5, 1996, the voters of the State of California amended the state constitution, adding Article = C, which requires that all new or increased general taxes be submitted to the voters prior to becoming effective., and WIMREAS, Article XIII C f ether provides that all elections be consolidated with a general election at which members of the City Council are standing for election; NOW, TEUMEFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the City- Council of the City of Oakland does hereby submit to -the voters at the next regularly scheduled general election scheduled for rune Z, 1998, the text of the proposed ordinance, which shall be as follows: Section 1. Oakland Municipal Code Section 5-1.44, entitled "Firearms/Ammunidon Sates" shall be created as follows: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, commencing January 1, 1998, for every person engaged in the business of selling firearms or firearms ammunition as defined by this Section the tax shall be $60 per year or fractional part: thereof for the first S10,000 or less of gross receipts, plus S24 per year for each additional S 1,000 of gross receipts or fractional part thereof in excess of S 10,000 from selling $rearms or firearms ammunition or from any other activity wiaich is subject to tax under the provisions of this Article. (b) As used herein the term "firearm" means any device, designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel a projectile by the force of any explosion,: or other form of combustion. The term also includes any rocket; rocket propelled projectile launcher, or similar device containing any explosive or incendiary material and not designed for emergency or distress signaling purposes. (c) As used herein, the term "firearms ammunition" means any projectiles with their fuses, propelling charges, or primers fired ftm weapons, and arty of the individual components thereof including, but not limited to, black powder and reloading prirners. (d) As used herein, the term "engage in the business of selling firearms or firearms ammturition" means the selling, leasing or transferring of firearms or firearms ammunition, except for wholesale sales, as provided in Section 5-1Z6. (e) This section shall not be applied to establishments exclusively involved in the sales of firearms or firearms ammunition to law enforcement officials. (f) This section shall not be applied to any business licensed as a pawnbroker pursuant to the Oakland Municipal Code that 01 receives firearms or oil .1 -2- 188