RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF
A BARRETT 82A1 50 CALIBER BMG SEMI-AUTOMATIC SNIPER RIFLE,
SERIAL NUMBER 1731, WITH A SWAROVSKI 10X42 SCOPE FROM THE ROSS ESTATE TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE.

RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, Pursuant to California Penal Code section 12285(b), any person who obtains title to a registered assault weapon by bequest or intestate succession shall, within 90 days, render the weapon permanently inoperable, sell the weapon to a licensed gun dealer who has a permit from the Department of Justice to purchase assault weapons, obtain a permit from the Department of Justice to possess assault weapons, or remove the weapon from this state; and

WHEREAS, inventory of the personal possessions of Mr. Tamaro John Ross, who passed away, included a Barrett 82A1 50 Caliber BMG Semi-automatic Sniper Rifle, serial number 1731, with a Swarovski 10x42 scope; and

WHEREAS, the Ross Estate wishes to donate the Barrett 50 Caliber Sniper Rifle to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team; and

WHEREAS, this Board has been requested by the Sheriff to accept said donation for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and finds it necessary and desirable to do so:

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED THAT THE Board of Supervisors, on behalf of the County of San Mateo, hereby accepts the donation of a Barrett 50 Caliber Sniper Rifle to the Sheriff’s Office, and offers its thanks to the Ross Estate for the generous donation.

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