Mayor Eric Garcetti gave his signature to a measure backed by City Councilman Paul Krekorian that ends legal possession of pre-ban high capacity magazines in the City. (Photo: lamayor.org)
Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the citywide ordinance Friday prohibiting the ownership of what the state deems large-capacity detachable firearm magazines. The controversial measure was introduced by City Councilman Paul Krekorian and passed the council by unanimous vote on July 28.
Krekorian, along with gun control advocates, joined Garcetti at City Hall for the signing ceremony.
“I am committed to reducing the gun violence in our city,” Garcetti said. “This ban is part of that larger effort. It will help keep our streets safer and help prevent the magnitude of mass shootings. We are sending a clear message – we will not wait for Washington to act, we are ready to act now.”
The ordinance, Council File 13-0068, bans the possession of any magazine capable of holding more than 10 cartridges inside the city limits. While state lawmakers enacted a similar prohibition in 1999 during the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, it allowed continued possession of mags already in circulation. The new Los Angeles law removes that protection.
Always remember: any grandfather clause "compromise" is a "loophole" to these people.
ReplyDeleteMike, since you called the "common sense and honesty" but also expressed chow local level bans are useless (like state level bans), would you say the honesty is only about being able to arrest previously lawful gun owners?
The thing I like is doing away with the grandfather clause. That nonsense never made sense to me. If something is banned, it's banned.
DeleteIt's not "useless" in spite of Nevada being right down the street. But I do admit it'll have little effect.
I could see you not wanting them in the first place, but making it as a concession only to renege on it when more politically feasible... Well, let's not call that "common sense and honesty".
DeleteThese useless politicians are straight out of Stalinist Russia. Police and their bodyguards get to use standard magazines of 15-19 rounds but not the citizens and we're going to steal their lawfully owned property and make them purchase new low capacity magazines if they want to stay protected. Shameful. Wake up amerika!
ReplyDeleteSeems the gun loons are losing.
ReplyDelete"Seems the gun loons are losing."
DeleteYou have an interesting sense of proportion Anon. While one city outlawed citizen possession of magazines over a certain size, two states and one US territory went Constitutional carry. Plus my home state legalized possession of suppressors by citizens.
Another story yet today, keep claiming you are winning, HA HA HA HA HA
DeleteWe will! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !
DeleteQ. What do you call ten lawyers lying face down in the bottom of a pool?
ReplyDeleteA. A good start.
Defy it, LA gun owners. Buy more of them, smuggle them, print them, and if anyone tries to take them away, cut them down like the filthy verminous swine they are, without mercy or hesitation.
ReplyDeleteTypical criminal gun loon cheering for people to break the law.
DeleteIt seems that the city of LA would be breaking several laws by passing this law/ordinance. Its looking like LA will be facing several legal challenges pretty quick. We will see just how well this works.
DeleteNewcastle, if you are talking about state preemption, that has already been tested in San Francisco and Sunnyvale. CA's preemption law is to no one's surprise, quite weak. I'm afraid it's open season on cities turning many of their lawful gun owners into felons unless a higher court takes it on.
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