Gun sellers must adhere to a fresh set of guidelines if they want to conduct business with San Diego.
The Ira Sharp Firearm Dealer Accountability Act was passed by the City Council next quarter. The work, which was authorized by Councilmember Marni von Wilpert, establishes a more stringent screening procedure to ensure arrangements are only awarded to suppliers who do n’t violate laws intended to keep weapons out of the wrong hands.
More than$ 5 billion in government contracts are used to outfit the nation’s law enforcement agencies with firearms, according to research from Brady, a gun violence prevention group. Additionally, according to the report, at least 90 law enforcement organizations purchased weapons from companies that did n’t adhere to the state’s existing gun laws in California alone.
One of the companies, Brady found, was cited for violations such as failing to send sales reports, which help organizations like the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigate possible illegal weapons trafficking, and selling guns to people who may not have been the actual customer — otherwise known as a straw purchaser.
The law that is in front of us will force the firearms business and its sellers to take responsibility for their business methods and help preserve crime guns off the streets, according to von Wilpert in a statement.
The new legislation makes changes to the state’s procurement process, which builds on the efforts of Brady and the law’s predecessor, Ira Sharp, who have both advocated for gun violence prevention in the city. It also changes the city’s procurement procedures to make sure vendors have carried out security measures to prevent the theft or loss of firearms, and have n’t been cited for selling to prohibited people.
” Taxpayer money should not be used to buy weapons and ammunition from dealers that break the law and put our communities at risk,” said City Attorney Mara Elliott. By setting up concerned common sense safety requirements for firearm purchases, this policy reflects our City’s values.
From 2017 through 2022, weapon took the lives of more than 1, 300 citizens in San Diego County. About 70 % of those fatalities were deaths, and about 30 %were deaths.
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