Resolution 120072
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to examine bail practices in gun-possession cases and the correlation to future gun-related crimes.
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“Good morning, Mr. President, members of Council, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Robert Taylor, a citizen of South Philadelphia. I'm commenting on Resolution 120063, PA Judiciary Committee Bill No. 1523, penalties on recalcitrant municipalities, and Resolution 120072, public safety, gun possession. I oppose these resolutions. Mayor Nutter suggests that an illegal gun in one's possession is a violent crime. No one ever both…”
Mr. Taylor · Stated Meeting, February 9, 2012 · Feb 9, 2012 · official transcript, this passage
“The ayes have it. Resolution 120071 has been adopted and will be referred to Discover Works Global 888.557.8650 www.dw-global.com 2/9/12 - STATED - 2ND READING committee. The Chair recognizes the Clerk to please read the title of Resolution 120072.”
Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, February 9, 2012 · Feb 9, 2012 · official transcript, this passage
“The ayes have it. Resolution 120072 has been adopted and will be referred to committee. I want to please ask the Chief Clerk to please read the title of Resolution 120073.”
Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, February 9, 2012 · Feb 9, 2012 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- Feb 2, 2012Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar · CITY COUNCIL
- Feb 9, 2012ADOPTED & REFERRED · CITY COUNCIL
- Mar 7, 2012HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Public Safety
- Mar 7, 2012HEARING HELD · Committee on Public Safety
- Mar 7, 2012RECESSED · Committee on Public Safety
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..Title Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to examine bail practices in gun-possession cases and the correlation to future gun-related crimes. ..Body WHEREAS, The murder rate in Philadelphia has risen twice as fast as in other large cities and the majority of those murders are committed with guns; and WHEREAS, Recent incidents have indicated a serious disconnect between various parts of our criminal justice system involving the release of persons on low bail conditions charged with gun-possession who then commit more serious and lethal crimes involving guns; and WHEREAS, In Philadelphia repeat violent offenders have on occasion received minimal punishment for carrying guns which is the most common weapon used in an overwhelming majority of Philadelphia homicides; and WHEREAS, In the determination of whether a person is an acceptable candidate for release on bail, it is important to examine their risk to society at large as indicated in prior arrests for gun possession; and WHEREAS, 40% of inmates released from prison in Pennsylvania in 2004 were returned to jail by 2007; and WHEREAS, There is a need to establish monitoring and case management strategies for gun violence similar to the national and local systems already in place for convicted sex offenses; and WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Police Force and FBI started a task force in 2010 to address armed robberies of businesses committed largely by repeat offenders; and WHEREAS, There should be stricter punishments for violent offenders who illegally own guns because they have proven that they have a propensity for directing their power against other citizens; now therefore, RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it authorizes Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to examine bail practices in gun-possession cases and the correlation to future gun-related crimes. ..End