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Item No. 2 (continued) proposed homes would sell for approximately $500,000 and could not be considered as moderately priced; and reasonableness of certain requests for variances. M /S: Murray /Buchan to deny appeal of Planning Commission's denial of an exception to Subdivision Ordinance to allow a subdivision which would result in two parcels, one of which would be a flag lot with substandard lot frontage, 240 Alameda de las Pulgas, Michael Murphy, Gary Ernst appellants Carried by following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Buchan, Bury, LaBerge, Murray and Mayor Greenalch NOES: Councilman Stangel MINUTE ORDER NO. 89 -42 City Attorney Schricker to prepare findings. MEMO 3/21/89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Council recessed from 9:25 to 9:35 p.m ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- ORAL COMMUNICATIONS a. The following people spoke against banning assault weapons in Redwood City: David Haussler, 155 cerrito Avenue, Redwood City citing Government Code 53071 giving the state the right to regulate firearms; Redwood City ordinance will be challenged in court; gun control laws do not deter crime as evidenced in New York City and Washington D.C.; Redwood City has no right to confiscate property from law- abiding citizens; semi - automatic weapons are used for hunting, target practice and self- defense; punish criminals by enforcing existing laws and don't punish legitimate gun owners. (Submitted letter of 3/6/89) Vic Holbrook; 28 Diller Street, Redwood City citing need to enforce existing laws, not create new ones to punish law- abiding citizens; Redwood City does not have problem with assault weapons; impossible to tell who is gang member and who is not and supports 800 number to check on would -be gun buyers; and talk of ban has caused orders for asault weapons to soar. Frank King, 4002 Farm Hill, Redwood City citing the role of the media in exploiting an isolated incident of the senseless murder of five innocent children and creating the myth that assault weapons are evil and if we ban them the violence in our society will go away; cars kill more people than guns but no one asks to outlaw cars; the Constitution was designed to prevent tyranny and we all have the right to bear arms. David Joe, 4056 Park Boulevard, Palo Alto citing the right of people to bear arms guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment. Discussion ensued regarding the 2nd Amendment and limitations on types of assault weapons and other firepower within the context of the Constitution as a whole and the intent of the founding fathers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- Reg.Mtg. MINUTE BOOK NO. 48 3/20/89 Page No. 333 Page 4