Following the recent rash of fatal mass shootings throughout the state, members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors considered proposed new laws Tuesday that would tighten regulation of sales and ownership of guns in unincorporated areas.
"Too many people have lost loved ones to gun violence in Los Angeles County," according to the motion by Supervisors Janice Hahn and Hilda Solis. "We must be united in our fight against gun violence and enhancing local regulations is an important part of that fight."
The motion would forbid sales of handguns or ammunition of .50 caliber or more and the carrying of firearms except by sworn officers on county property, such as parks. People under 21 would not be allowed into gun showrooms, and dealers would be required to have video cameras installed to tape all store transactions. It would further require "buffer zones" between gun stores and "sensitive areas" such as schools.
The board last year backed most of the measures, directing its attorneys to draft the ordinances and bring them back for a vote. The proposals were the result of a study the board requested previously into possible local gun-control measures that could legally be enacted at the county level.
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