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L.A. Council to propose laws to curb gang, gun violenceArticle Last Updated: 12/17/2008 07:57:01 AM PST
Seven proposed city laws intended to stifle gang and
gun violence in Los Angeles are expected to win approval today from the City
Council.The proposals were introduced six months ago by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Council members as part of a partnership between local and federal law enforcement agencies to crack down on gang- and gun-related violence in Los Angeles. The ordinances that will be considered would: -- allow landlords to evict tenants who illegally posses firearms on the property or within 1,000 feet of the property; -- ban the sale of .50 caliber ammunition and cartridges; -- require ammunition vendors to be licensed; -- allow the seizure of vehicles used by gang members while committing a crime; -- require face-to-face transactions and record-keeping for all ammunition sales; -- ban secret compartments in vehicles to hide firearms; and -- require gun dealers to conduct inventories and report the inventories to the Los Angeles Police Department. ``It is comprehensive and it covers apartments, cars, guns, ammunition,'' Councilman Jack Weiss, chair of the Public Safety Committee, said of the package of ordinances. ``It's the right way to attack these problems, to be comprehensive in scope and to be comprehensive in terms of support,'' he said. ``This is truly a gun control package that has been generated by and has support from the entire city.'' The Los Angeles Police Department estimates that 93 percent of gang- related murders are committed with a gun. Police Chief William Bratton will join Villaraigosa, Weiss and other council members in advance of today's vote to applaud the package's anticipated approval. News Topics | Surenos | Home | Research | History | Blood Gangs | Crip Gangs | People | Gallery | Blog | |