Resolution Number: 2012-D003
Title: Declare Church Sites as Gun-Free Zones
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred as Amended
Final Text:

Resolved, That the 77th General Convention requests every parish and every diocesan place of work to declare their establishments as Gun Free Zones.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 2012 (New York: General Convention, 2012), p. 698.

Legislative History

Author: Canon Victoria Garvey
Originating House: House of Bishops
Originating Committee: Social and Urban Affairs

House of Bishops

The House of Bishops Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #18 on Resolution D003 (Gun Free Zones) and moved adoption.

Original Text of Resolution

(D003)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 77th General Convention calls for every parish and every diocesan place of work to declare their establishments as Gun Free Zones.

The Bishop of Arkansas moved an amendment.

Proposed Amendment

To replace “calls for” with “requests.”

Motion carried

Amendment adopted

The question was called.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on Resolution D003 as amended.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #82)

House of Deputies

The House of Deputies Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #21 on HB Message #82 on Resolution D003 (Gun Free Zones) and moved concurrence.

Deputy Davis of Northwestern Pennsylvania moved to amend the resolution.

Proposed Amendment

Following “General Convention,” replace “requests” with “calls for”. Following “establishments as,” replace “gun free” with “violence-free”.

Deputy Duvall of Lexington moved the previous question of the amendment and the main motion.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on the amendment.

Motion defeated

Amendment defeated

A vote was taken on the resolution. A voice vote was inconclusive. A paper vote was taken.

Motion carried

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #296)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 12.

Abstract:   The 77th General Convention asks that all parishes and diocesan workplaces declare themselves to be gun-free zones.