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Norm Thomas, 4886 Woodthrush Road, did not support the ordinance. He felt that residents needed the ability to protect themselves. He felt the women who have been brutally abused, molested and even murdered would like the opportunity to carry junk guns around, if that was all they could afford. Gary Cain, 7423 Amador Valley Boulevard, read Governor Wilson's response to Senate Bill 500, dated September 26, 1997, and mentioned the Governor was supporting Assembly Bill 4 (10/20/Life). The 10/20/Life bill would add sentence for a felony conviction, 10 years if the felon drew a gun, 20 years if he fired it and 25 years to life if he shot a victim. The Governor believed the AB4 would provide the people of California with far more protection against gun violence and crime than SB 500. Robert Strawn, 2668 Lin Gate Court, felt Council was trying to regulate something that was not a problem. He said small businesses would not survive with the proposed ordinance. For years there have been FFL people working out of their homes and to his knowledge there has never been a problem. He said the way the ordinance was written was very confusing and contradicting. He mentioned if the ordinance was passed he had petitions to circulate for a referendum. Ms. Michelotti asked how staff came up with the ten gun limit? Mr. Roush said inquiries indicated that residential dealers typically only had three to four guns to sell and this number was tripled to come up with the number ten. Ms. Michelotti asked if there was a limit on the number held by retail stores. Mr. Roush said no, the number ten was in connection with dealers who primarily do trade shows and catalog sales. Judy Symcox, 1450 Groth Circle, said she was here on behalf of her four grandchildren and did not want to see their constitutional rights whittled away. She handed out brochures on gun education and said children learn at a very early age. She said the statistics show that crime goes up in communities that have banned guns. She mentioned incidents that did not involve guns. She stated how the Planning Commission did not even support the ordinance and Governor Wilson said the best way to prevent gun crimes was to remove the criminals who use guns. She said Legislative Counsel stated that a general law city may not prohibit the sale of Saturday Night Specials or any other type of concealable firearms within the jurisdiction of the city. Mayor Tarver understood why the residents were here this evening. He said instead of everyone saying the same things over, one spokesperson could speak and then there could be a show of hands in support or not. He reiterated what he believed had already been said: Pleasanton City Council 9 02/09/98 Minutes