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July 29th, 2015, 05:51 AM #1
Los Angeles bans POSSESSION of standard-capacity magazines!
http://news.yahoo.com/los-angeles-pa...232637189.html
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ban the possession of large-capacity gun magazines on Tuesday, following San Francisco to become the second major city in California to take that step.
The ordinance prohibits Los Angeles residents from possessing a handgun or rifle magazine that fits more than 10 rounds.
Residents would have 60 days after the law takes effect to remove, sell or transfer such magazines from city limits in compliance with state law, or surrender them to the LAPD.
The law would take effect 30 days after Mayor Eric Garcetti signs it, a move that he was "eager" to make, he said in a statement.
The legislation comes on the heels of recent mass shootings in the United States, including a movie theater shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana, last week in which two women were killed by a lone gunman who took his own life.
Similar ordinances in San Francisco and Sunnyvale, California, have so far withstood legal challenges and last year, a federal judge upheld a Colorado law banning magazines that hold more than 15 rounds.
"The step we're taking today is not a wild step," said council member Paul Krekorian, who sponsored this ordinance, at a rally before the vote. "People who want to defend homes don't need a 1,000-round drum magazine to do so."
Around 50 people who have lost loved ones to gun violence attended the rally and vote, many wearing orange t-shirts and ribbons.
Those who were opposed to this ordinance were represented by Chad Cheung, director of the Calguns Shooting Sports Association. "I think it's more of a people problem rather than a gun problem," said Cheung, who uses large-capacity gun magazines in various shooting contests.
"Nobody knows more about firearm safety than I do," he added, underscoring the notion that with the proper training, people could possess such magazines safely.
Calguns is one group that has pending lawsuits against the San Francisco and Sunnyvale ordinances. Cheung said that the organization would discuss during their next board meeting whether to file a similar lawsuit in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles city council next week will take up a proposed ordinance requiring gun owners to lock their firearms at home and consider an amendment to the gun magazine ordinance that would exempt retired police officers.
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July 29th, 2015, 06:42 AM #2
Re: Los Angeles bans POSSESSION of standard-capacity magazines!
yea and not letting speedometers show over 85 kept people from speeding
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July 29th, 2015, 06:53 AM #3
Re: Los Angeles bans POSSESSION of standard-capacity magazines!
They get what they deserve.
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July 29th, 2015, 06:53 AM #4
Re: Los Angeles bans POSSESSION of standard-capacity magazines!
Like the M-13 members being given refuge by Hussein and Moonbeam give a rats ass
Its easier to fool people than to convince them they've been fooled....Mark Twain
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July 29th, 2015, 06:58 AM #5
Re: Los Angeles bans POSSESSION of standard-capacity magazines!
Chip, chip, chip.
Illegal to buy, but you can keep what you have.
Then illegal to own. Sell them or turn them in.
Chip, chip, chip.Soap Box - Worn out : Ballot Box - Broken : Jury Box - Pending : Ammunition Box - Unknown
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July 29th, 2015, 07:03 AM #6
Re: Los Angeles bans POSSESSION of standard-capacity magazines!
Bizarro Superman am like an approved her old laws
No one "Needs" 100# wheels of swiss cheese either. Kalifornia is its own country, might as well give it back to Ol' Mexico.Derrion Albert was my Hero.
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Re: Los Angeles bans POSSESSION of standard-capacity magazines!
What does a 1,000 round drug magazine look like. What does it weigh loaded. Ive never seen one before. Typical, complaining about something that doesn't even exist
Last edited by Kid k; July 29th, 2015 at 07:07 AM.
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July 29th, 2015, 07:58 AM #8
Re: Los Angeles bans POSSESSION of standard-capacity magazines!
Well...a 420 round tin of Federal XM855 weighs 16 pounds. That comes down to roughly 0.038 pounds per round. So 1,000 rounds would weigh a wee bit more than 38 pounds. The weight of a 100 round drum is roughly...2 pounds empty? So figure 20 pounds for the drum and 38 pounds for the ammo...thats 58 pounds right there.
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July 29th, 2015, 08:01 AM #9
Re: Los Angeles bans POSSESSION of standard-capacity magazines!
Rules are written in the stone,
Break the rules and you get no bones,
all you get is ridicule, laughter,
and a trip to the house of pain.
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July 29th, 2015, 08:33 AM #10
Re: Los Angeles bans POSSESSION of standard-capacity magazines!
Not in LA you don't!imagesCAEB6ZMI.jpg
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