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Gary Schwaegerle, 189 W. Angela Street, mentioned several incidents where criminals were scared off or caught because of handguns. He felt there were enough laws and to just enforce the ones Pleasanton already had. He was concerned about the erosion of personal freedom. Christopher Olson, 4304-A Valley Avenue, opposed the two ordinances. He said the body of evidence available did not support the conclusion that gun control would prevent violent crimes. He mentioned states that allowed weapons to be carried around actually had reduced crime rates. He mentioned many studies that proved gun control did not control crime and believed the propaganda was misleading the public. David Keegan, 3327 Cashdar Court, said he was looking for a statement from the police chief in the staff report in regards to the effect this law would have. He could f'md no evidence that this law would have any impact on crime or violence. He said he has never heard of any crime happening at gun shows. He also mentioned that the free legal help being offered cost the County of Santa Clara $250,000. He wanted to save the children's right to buy and own firearms when they came of age. Jeanne Foster, 375 Sycamore Road, said she opposed the ordinances. She believed this kind of law was only to control law-abiding citizens with whom there was no current or past problems. The criminal activities would still happen, because criminals do not get their guns legally. She realized this ordinance did not affect the gun shows but felt it would give the County ammunition to eventually close down the gun shows. As a gun show promoter she felt the Pleasanton gun show was one of the nicest ones around. She mentioned the gun show exhibited other things with the guns. She urged the Council not to adopt the ordinances. Hass Bozorgzad, 6546 Arlington Drive, appealed to everyone to use their common sense. He had read the report and found nothing in the report that told him he could not purchase a gun or that it was infringing on anybody's Constitutional right. He agreed with putting safety issues on the purchase of guns and regulating where people could buy the guns. There being no further public testimony, the public hearing was closed. Ms. Dennis asked how many handguns were sold by residential dealers? Mr. Roush said in 1996 seventeen handguns were sold by three of the licensed dealers in Pleasanton and in 1997 ten handguns were sold by two of the licensed dealers. Ms. Dennis asked how many were sold to Pleasanton residents? Mr. Roush said in 1996 one handgun was sold to a Pleasanton residence and another Pleasanton resident bought a handgun through a private party transfer. In 1997 of the ten handguns sold, only one was sold to a Pleasanton resident. Pleasanton City Council 15 02/09/98 Minutes