FILE NO. 190841 1 RESOLUTION NO. 382-19 [Declaring the National Rifle Association as a Domestic Terrorist Organization] 2 3 Resolution declaring that the National Rifle Association is a domestic terrorist 4 organization and urging other cities, states, and the federal government to do the 5 same. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WHEREAS, The United States is plagued by an epidemic of gun violence, including over 36,000 deaths, and 100,000 injuries each year, and WHEREAS, Every day approximately 100 Americans are killed with guns, and WHEREAS, There has been more than one mass shooting per day in the United States in 2019, and WHEREAS, The gun homicide rate in the United States is 25 times higher than any other high-income country in the world, and WHEREAS, On July 28, 2019, Gilroy, California became the 243rd community in the United States to be the victim of a mass shooting, and WHEREAS, Stephen Romero, age 6, Keyla Salazar, age 13, and Trevor lrby, age 25, were murdered in the senseless act of gun violence that day, and WHEREAS, There have been at least three mass shootings since the events in Gilroy, and the number continues to grow, and 20 WHEREAS, Reported hate crimes have increased by double digits since 2015, and 21 WHEREAS, There are over 393,000,000 guns in the United States, which exceeds the 22 23 country's current total population, and WHEREAS, Our elected representatives, including the President, have taken an oath 24 swearing to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, 25 foreign and domestic." Supervisor Stefani BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 1 2 WHEREAS, The United States Declaration of Independence declared that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable rights, and 3 WHEREAS, The United States Constitution specifically delineates that the country was 4 founded to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and promote the general welfare, and 5 WHEREAS, The United States Department of Justice defines terrorist activity, in part, 6 as, "The use of any ... explosive, firearm, or other weapon or dangerous device, with intent to 7 endanger, directly or indirectly, the safety of one or more individuals or to cause substantial 8 damage to property;" and 9 WHEREAS, The United States Department of Justice further includes any individual or 10 member of an organization commits an act that the actor knows, or reasonably should know, 11 affords material support, including communications, funds, weapons, or training to any 12 individual has committed or plans to commit a terrorist act, and 13 WHEREAS, The National Rifle Association musters its considerable wealth and 14 organizational strength to promote gun ownership and incite gun owners to acts of violence, 15 and 16 17 18 WHEREAS, The National Rifle Association spreads propaganda that misinforms and aims to deceive the public about the dangers of gun violence, and WHEREAS, The leadership of National Rifle Association promotes extremist positions, 19 in defiance of the views of a majority of its membership and the public, and undermine the 20 general welfare, and 21 22 WHEREAS, The National Rifle Association through its advocacy has armed those individuals who would and have committed acts of terrorism; and 23 WHEREAS, All countries have violent and hateful people, but only in America do we 24 give them ready access to assault weapons and large-capacity magazines thanks, in large 25 part, to the National Rifle Association's influence; now, therefore, be it Supervisor Stefani BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 2 1 2 3 RESOLVED, That the City and County of San Francisco intends to declare the National Rifle Association a domestic terrorist organization; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City and County of San Francisco should take every 4 reasonable step to assess the financial and contractual relationships our vendors and 5 contractors have with this domestic terrorist organization; and, be it 6 FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City and County of San Francisco should take every 7 reasonable step to limit those entities who do business with the City and County of San 8 Francisco from doing business with this domestic terrorist organization; and be it 9 FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City and County of San Francisco should encourage 10 all other jurisdictions, including other cities, states, and the federal government, to adopt 11 similar positions. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Supervisor Stefani BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 3 City and County of San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 Tails Resolution File Number: Date Passed: 190841 September 03, 2019 Resolution declaring that the National Rifle Association is a domestic terrorist organization and urging other cities, states, and the federal government to do the same. September 03, 2019 Board of Supervisors -ADOPTED Ayes: 11 -Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton and Yee File No. 190841 I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was ADOPTED on 9/3/2019 by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. Unsigned 9/13/19 London N. Breed Mayor Date Approved I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, not being signed by the Mayor within the time limit as set forth in Section 3.1 03 of the Charter, or time waived pursuant to Board Rule 2.14.2, became effective without her approval in accordance with the provision of said Section 3.103 of the Charter or Board Rule 2.14.2. 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