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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO UNITED STATES SENATE BILL
N0, 1592 AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BILL NOo 6628
tiTHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has pending
', before it for action, Senate Bill Noa 1592, and House of
Representatives Bill No4 6628, which would authorize. the federal
government to assert absolute control of sale and possession of
firearms; and
~1HEREA5, such legislation would seriously infringe
upon the rights of the citizens of the United States to possess
and bear arms# as guaranteed by the second Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States; and
AHII2F,A5, such legislation would not materially affect
the use of firearms by criminal elements of our society, but
would unreasonably interfere with the legitimate use of
firearms by reputable citizens; and
T~HERk;A~, such Legislation would materially and adversely
affect the recreaticn industry within the United States.,
NOW, THF,REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Butte, State of California,, as follows.
That this board go on record as strongly opposing
United Mates Senate Bill No a- 1592 and House of Representatives
Bill No, 6628, as being an unreasonable} unsatisfactory and
unconstitutional means of attempting to prohibit the use of
firearms by the criminally inclined elements of our society.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the board is
hereby instructed to send copies of this resolution to United
States Senators Thomas H, Euchel and George Murphy, Congressman
Harold T,_ "Bizz" Johnson, Senator Stan Pittman, and Assemblyman
Ray Johnson, and to all interested representatives of the
32 !~ county and state,,.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Butte, Mate of Californian this 8th day of June,
1965., by the following vote:
AYES: SLT:RII3VISOR5 GILES.~ NtAX~N? McKILI,OP, and CTiAIRMAN
PRYDE
NOES: SUPERVISOR HOWSDEN
ABBENT; NONE
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Butte Count' Board f supervisors
ATTEST;
JESSIE ROGERS, County Clerk
and ex••officio Clerk of the
Board of supervisors
Depu~Cy
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