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Subject: Support For AB 187 - Tax On Firearm Ammunition
From: Office Of The City Attorney And President Pro Tempore Rebecca Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Of The Oakland City Council (1) Expressing Support Of California Assembly Bill No. 187 ("AB 187"), Introduced By Assembly Member Rob Bonta On January 28, 2013, Which Will Institute A Sales Tax And Excise Tax On Firearm Ammunition Sold Or Possessed In The State Of California, With Revenues To Be Used To Support Public Safety Programs In High Crime Municipalities And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Her Designee, To Instruct The City's Legislative Lobbyist To Support Passage Of California Assembly Bill No. 187