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RESOLUTION NO.
1-90
A RESOLUTION of the City of Port Angeles
relating to the destruction of
firearms.
WHEREAS,
the proliferation of firearms in our
ommunities has become increasingly dangerous to citizens and law
enforcement officials alike; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement evidence rooms are overflowing
ith firearms judicially forfeited or forfeited due to failure
o make a claim; and
WHEREAS, under present state law, local law enforcement
agencies which accumulate ten or more forfeited and unclaimed
firearms legal to possess must be sold at auction every year; and
WHEREAS, prior to 1988,
courts and local law
enforcement agencies had wider discretion to dispose of forfeited
and unclaimed firearms; and
WHEREAS, many local law enforcement agencies do not wish
to place back into circulation forfeited firearms which could be
used in the commission of a crime;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, that the City of Port Angeles supports
legislation that will allow local law enforcement agencies a
local option to destroy forfeited or unclaimed firearms at the
discretion of the Chief of Police.
PASSED by the City Council of the city of Port Angeles
at a regular meeting of said council held on the 2nd day of
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Charles Royer, Mayor
October 20, 1989
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The Honorable Nan Henriksen
President, Association of Washington Cities
1076 South Franklin
Olympia, Washington 98501
Re: Firearms Resolution
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Dear Mayor Henriksen:
I enclose a resolution for inclusion in Awe's 1990 legisla-
tive package granting a local option to local law enforce-
ment agencies to destroy forfeited and unclaimed firearms.
This issue was raised before AWC's Legislative Committee at
their September 15 meeting at'SeaTac.
To date, support has been received by us or expressed to the
Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs by the
following cities and police or sheriffs departments:
The City of Bellevue
The City of Everett
The City of Yakima
The City of Redmond
King County
Sedro Woolley Police Department
Bremerton Police Department
Bellingham Police Department
Port Orchard Police Department
Pierce County Sheriff Department
The Governor
I look forward to working with other cities and counties on
this issue.
Please call me at 684-4000 if you have questions about my
request.
Sincerely,
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ATTN:
Swisher, AWC Executive Director
Jim Justin
An equal employment opportunity - affirmative aclior'l employer,
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A Resolution Regarding Destruction of Firearms
WHEREAS, the proliferation of firearms
ha become increasingly dangerous
enfo cement officials alike; and
ur communities
citizens and law
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WHEREAS, law
firearms
failure to
nforcement evidence room
dicially forfeited or
ake a claim; and
are overflowing with
orfeited due to
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WHEREAS, under pres t state law, I cal law enforcement
agencies which a umulate ten or more forfeited and
unclaimed firearms must be sold at
auction every year;
local law enforcement
to dispose of forfeited
WHEREAS, prior to 1988, cour
agencies do not wish to
eited firearms that
f a crime;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE Association of .
Washington Cit'es supports legislat on that will allow
local law enf rcement agencies a lac option to
destroy for ited or unclaimed firear at the discre-
tion of th Chief of Police or Sheriff.
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