The Los Angeles City Council has taken bold steps to tighten gun and ammunition laws in a bid to help reduce the city's gun and gang violence, it was reported on Thursday.
The council places new requirements on ammunition sellers and banning the sale of military-style ammunition, including the sale of .50-caliber ammunition, capable of penetrating a car's engine, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Under the new regulations, sales of ammunition over the Internet will be banned and the installation of secret compartments for guns in cars will be prohibited said.
The measures also allow landlords to evict tenants who are convicted of illegally possessing weapons or ammunition within 1,000 feet of the rental property, and require gun dealers to report a full accounting of their inventory twice a year to the Police Department.
"Part of what we're doing here is leading the way," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.
He stated that the measures are another tool to fight gun violence and that he hoped other cities and President-elect Barack Obama's administration would follow suit.
"This is the most far-reaching effort of any big city in the country. ... This isn't about symbolism; it's about results."
Source:Xinhua
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