Plymouth – The Plymouth City Council at its last meeting voted 3-1 with one abstention to pass a resolution “supporting the right of city residents to purchase and own firearms for lawful purposes pursuant to the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution.” The resolution was prepared for the council’s consideration on a request by Councilman Mike O’Meara, who joined Councilwoman Patricia Shackleton and Vice Mayor Greg Baldwin in voting yes to pass the resolution. Councilwoman Patricia Fordyce voted no, and Mayor Jon Colburn abstained. City attorney Steven Rudolph and City Manager Dixon Flynn prepared a report and the resolution for the council. The report said Second Amendment provides that a “well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” The report said “the Second Amendment has been interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the individual right of citizens to possess firearms for lawful purposes.” The report said the proposed resolution states the council’s support of the basic right of firearm ownership, “for lawful purposes, including competition, recreation and self-protection.” It notes that the “resolution is declaratory only and would not create any new rights” for Plymouth residents. The council also approve Colburn, Flynn and Baldwin and representatives for the League of California Cities annual meeting, and voted 5-0 to support 2 League resolutions. Flynn explained them, including one sponsored by Elk Grove, which he said “makes a lot of sense.” The resolution through the League’s Public Safety Committee would “support policies to hold social hosts responsible for underage drinking that occurs on property under their possession, control or authority.” Flynn said it looks to stop party houses from allowing minors to drink alcohol. He said it would assure some penalty for social hosts. Another resolution the council supported was through the League’s Revenue & Taxation Policy Committee. Flynn said the resolution, sponsored by the city of Los Angeles, would help homeowners retain their homes under foreclosure. It would support divesture of all deposits in banking and other financial institutions that fail to cooperate with foreclosure prevention efforts.” The Council next meets Thursday. Story by Jim Reece This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it