Posted on 07/29/2015 3:36:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Defying sharp warnings from gun rights groups, Los Angeles thrust itself into the national debate over gun control Tuesday, as city lawmakers voted unanimously to ban the possession of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds..
Such magazines have been “the common thread” in almost all the mass shootings that have devastated the country, from Newtown to Virginia Tech to Columbine, said Juliet Leftwich, legal director for the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Backers of the plan said it was a small but meaningful step to minimize the bloodshed, by forcing attackers to at least interrupt their rampages to stop and reload.
The National Rifle Assn. and other gun rights groups have threatened to sue over Los Angeles’ new rules, arguing that they violate the 2nd Amendment and are preempted by existing state law.
In reaction, Councilman Paul Krekorian declared before a cheering crowd outside City Hall, “If the NRA wants to sue us over this, bring it on.”
Mayor Eric Garcetti said he was eager to sign the L.A. measure, which passed 12-0 with three council members absent. Even as city officials celebrated the newly passed restrictions, some gun control activists were dismayed to hear about a proposal to exempt retired police officers from the rules — an 11th-hour change sought by the union that represents Los Angeles police....
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Councilman Paul Krekorian pushed for the ban aimed at addressing a loophole in a California state law that prohibits the sale, manufacture and importing — but not the possession — of such magazines.
“It’s important that this council act today to prohibit the possession of large-capacity magazines, which our state legislature said 15 years ago were so dangerous that we shouldn’t be able to sell, manufacture or import them,” Krekorian said. “Once and for all, after 15 years, let’s close this loophole.”
So... how many people have been killed by a “high capacity” magazine?
Magazines kill.
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