§ 9.37.020. Findings and purpose.

The City Council finds:

A.

The purposes of this law is to protect public safety, reduce gun violence, and make the City safer from unsecured guns and ammunition stolen from unattended vehicles and used to kill and injured people.

B.

The high levels of gun crimes and gun violence in the City is caused by the proliferation of weapons within the City. As reported by the news media and the Oakland Police Department, about three thousand seven hundred twenty-two (3,722) guns were seized in the City between 2010 and 2012. This averaged about three guns per day, which is significantly higher than in San Francisco, a city with twice the population of Oakland.

C.

People in Oakland experience a high number of automobile burglaries. Auto burglaries increased exponentially between 2010 and 2015. According to the Oakland Police Department's 2014 End of Year Crime Report, there were three thousand three hundred seventy-five (3,375) auto burglaries reported in 2010; three thousand six hundred seventy-three (3,673) in 2011; six thousand six hundred fifty-four (6,654) in 2012; six thousand nine hundred forty-eight (6,948) in 2013; and seven thousand two hundred eighty-three (7,283) in 2014.

D.

A significant number of the auto burglaries that occur in Oakland result in guns or ammunition being stolen from vehicles. According to the Oakland Police Department, from August 17, 2004 to November 9, 2015, there were approximately three hundred (300) firearms reported stolen during auto burglaries: two hundred seventy-three (273) handguns and twenty-seven (27) long guns.

E.

These findings, the information provided in City Council reports, and the testimony and evidence presented at City Council meetings on this matter, are incorporated herein by reference in support of the City Council's actions.

(Ord. No. 13351, § 1, 1-19-2016)