Here is a followup on the proposed 3 day waiting period. It was finally published on the Ft Thomas.org site today. These are legal proceedings are public information by a city government and should not be subject to copyright restrictions.
While others have said that this will end up going nowhere, the point is ...that it was proposed, and that it even got this far and made into into a resolution should be a concern to all gun owners in Kentucky. We need to ask ourselves how many of these proposals and resolutions are happening in other parts Kentucky and no one is bringing it to light? This can't be the only one. To dismiss these types of proposals and resolutions and sweep it under the rug may not be the best approach.
For those living in Ft Thomas, lets remember them when the elections come up and have them voted out of office next year. Lets not just concentrate on the pro-gun candidates but lets make sure to remember who the anti-gun candidates are and work toward having them voted out.
http://www.ftthomas.org/Resolutions/R-04-2013 Gun-waiting period.htm
RESOLUTION R-04-2013
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT THOMAS, CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY, SUPPORTING STATE LEGISLATION REQUIRING A THREE-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR PURCHASE OF FIREARMS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY.
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2013, a domestic dispute escalated into the
attempted murder of Alisa Waters Mathis by her estranged husband, Dennis Mathis, who shot the 31-year-old woman in the building where her office was located on Grand Avenue in Fort Thomas before taking his own life with the same gun.
WHEREAS, Mr. Mathis purchased the handgun used in the shooting less than one day before it occurred – purchasing the handgun in the afternoon August 5 and using it in the crime early the next morning.
WHEREAS, the owner of the business where Ms. Mathis worked recently appeared before the Fort Thomas City Council to thank the City for the efforts of its law enforcement personnel on the day of the shooting and described the fear, anxiety, and apprehension that he and other employees of his business experienced in the aftermath of the shooting.
WHEREAS, the states of California, Florida, Iowa, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia all have imposed waiting period for the sale of some or all firearms.
WHEREAS, a majority of the Fort Thomas City Council believes it is in the best interest of the residents of this city and of all citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky that the Kentucky General Assembly enact a law that requires a “cooling off” period after a person decides to purchase a firearm.
WHEREAS, it is not unreasonable to require a three-day waiting period for any person wishing to purchase a firearm in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
WHEREAS, it is the position of a majority of the Fort Thomas City Council that Kentucky’s existing state statutes regarding the purchase of firearms within the state are inadequate to protect the residents of the City of Fort Thomas and the population of the state at large.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the
City Council of the City of Fort Thomas fully supports the filing and passage of legislation in the Kentucky General Assembly requiring a three-day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm purchased within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Fort Thomas
strongly encourages the Kentucky General Assembly to enact this legislation during its upcoming 2014 Regular Session.
Read, Passed and Adopted this 7th day of October, 2013.
Members voting in favor: Jay Fossett, Ken Bowman, and Lisa Kelly.
Members voting against: Eric Haas and Tom Lampe
Members abstaining: Roger Peterman
APPROVED:
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ATTEST: Mary H. Brown, Mayor
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Melissa K. Kelly, City Clerk
