ORDINANCE NO. 230642
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Amending Chapter 50, Code of Ordinances, by adding a new Section 50-276 to prohibit the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, and sale of certain weapons.
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WHEREAS, firearm homicides and shootings are on the rise and Kansas City is on track to surpass its record setting year in 2020 where there were 179 homicides recorded by KCPD; and
WHEREAS, all shootings are dangerous, but shootings are even more dangerous to the public when weapons capable of firing multiple rounds in rapid succession are used; and
WHEREAS, machine guns, modified semi-automatic weapons, and other particularly dangerous weapons have been found throughout the city, used in shootings, and recovered by law enforcement in and around Kansas City, Missouri; and
WHEREAS, Section 21.750 of the Missouri Revised Statutes permits political subdivisions to pass any ordinance that "conforms exactly with any of the provisions of sections 571.010 to 571.070;" and
WHEREAS, Section 571.020 of the Missouri Revised Statutes prohibits the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, and sale of any firearm silencer or short-barreled rifle or shotgun in violation of federal law; and
WHEREAS, Section 571.020 of the Missouri Revised Statutes prohibits the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, and sale of any machine gun in violation of federal law; and
WHEREAS, federal law prohibits possessing, selling, and transferring machine guns, which include "switches/Glock switches," "auto-sears," "bump stocks," and any other parts or combination of parts designed to convert a weapon into one capable of firing more than one shot by a single function of the trigger; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Chapter 50, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by adding a new Section ...
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