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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 96 -013 (2603/1413) <br /> AN ORDINANCE ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 14 <br /> OF TITLE IV OF THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE <br /> BANNING THE SALE OF "SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS" <br /> IN THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br /> Recitals <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges that an individual possesses the <br /> right to own reliable, well- manufactured and legal firearms at his or her home and/or <br /> businesses in accordance with federal, state and local laws; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council, by adopting this ordinance, does not seek to <br /> remove from individuals the right to own firearms which are currently in that <br /> individual's legal possession; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council finds that Saturday Night Specials, also known <br /> as "junk guns," are poorly constructed firearms that are not suitable for or readily <br /> adaptable to sporting purposes, and are unreliable for personal protection purposes; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council finds that Saturday Night Specials are easy to <br /> conceal because they are small in size and lightweight; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council finds that easily concealed weapons pose a <br /> danger to law enforcement officers as well as the general public; and <br /> WHEREAS, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, eight <br /> out of ten firearms most frequently traced nationally to crime scenes in 1995 were <br /> Saturday Night Specials; and <br /> WHEREAS, a University of California at Davis Violence Prevention Research <br /> Program found that Saturday Night Specials are 3.4 times more likely to be involved <br /> in crimes as compared to other firearms; and <br />