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Obtuse Los Angeles County supervisors to consider gun control measures penalizing honest gun owners in wake of Monterey Park mass shooting
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Feb 6, 2023, 9:15:11 PM2/6/23
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In the wake of a devastating mass shooting in Monterey Park last month in
which 11 people were killed during a Lunar New Year celebration, the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set to evaluate and discuss new gun
control measures in hopes of curbing gun violence in the county.
Several motions are expected to be presented at Tuesday’s Board of
Supervisors meeting, with proposals both ambitious and small in scale.
Countywide gun owner registry
Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis have proposed a motion that
would direct the County’s legal counsel to study the feasibility and
legality of implementing a countywide gun registry.
The registry would be created in partnership with the Los Angeles County
Sheriff’s Department and would use existing data and records to create a
database that is “easily accessible for law enforcement first responders.”
Horvath and Solis say that the current system for gun tracing is a slow
and tedious process and a countywide registry would make it easier for law
enforcement officers to track down criminals.
“Having access to a database that lists the firearm(s) registered to a
certain address would allow first responders to better assess the
situation and adjust their approach accordingly when responding to a call
for service at an address with a licensed firearm,” the motion reads.
Even if the Board of Supervisors agrees to move forward with the proposal,
a countywide registry would not be immediately implemented and it would
likely face many legal challenges. Federal law currently prohibits the
Federal Government from having its own nationwide gun owner registry, the
motion says.
Liability insurance
Additionally, the motion directs Los Angeles County to look into the
possibility of requiring gun owners in the county to carry some form of
liability insurance for their firearms.
The hope, according to the motion language, is that the insurance
requirement will encourage firearm owners to “take safety classes, use gun
safes, install trigger locks, or utilize chamber-load indicators.”
The idea of liability insurance requirement is a popular suggestion among
gun control advocates, and the Supervisors’ proposal says there is some
data to support its effectiveness.
The County’s Counsel would be required to report the findings of both the
registry and insurance items within 90 days of the motion’s passage — if
it passes.
Warning signs and secure storage
While those two proposals are quite ambitious and abstract at the current
juncture, there are two additional items that appear likely to move
forward with some immediacy.
If passed, the County would require new signage that warns of the dangers
of firearms to be displayed at businesses where guns are sold.
Additionally, a requirement could be instituted that would require
firearms at a gun owner’s home be securely stored in a locked container or
disabled with a trigger lock.
Citing a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association, the
proposals states that households with locked firearms and ammunition saw a
vast decrease in self-inflicted firearms injuries and a much lower risk of
unintentional firearms injuries among children.
Currently, California law requires firearm owners to keep guns safely
secured and requires trigger locks be sold simultaneously with firearms
sales. But, the motion argues, the State does not clearly define what
counts as “safe storage” and the requirement only exists for home in which
children live or regularly visit.
“The County has the ability to build upon state law with specific
requirements for safe gun storage which could prevent the unintentional
deaths of children and teen suicides by as much as 85% depending on the
type of storage and could also prevent guns from being easily stolen in
the case of a home invasion,” the motion reads.
Consumers can buy gun storage devices that are approved by the United
States Department of Justice for as little as $40 and trigger locks can
often be obtained for free from police and sheriff’s stations.
Assault weapons ban
Another motion authored by Solis and Supervisor Janice Hahn urges the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors to publicly support efforts by
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein to reinstate the nation’s expired ban on
the sale and manufacture of assault weapons.
.50 caliber ammo ban and County property restrictions
And a third motion, also authored by Solis and Hahn, aims to ban the sale
of .50 caliber firearms and ammunition in Los Angeles County and restrict
the carrying of firearms on County property.
County property includes beaches, playgrounds, plazas and County
department buildings, the motion reads.
Both ordinances have been researched and are ready for immediate
introduction, Hahn and Solis say.
That motion also includes language to evaluate L.A. County’s zoning
regulations. If passed, the County will begin researching the legality of
implementing zoning restrictions on firearms dealers, including
establishing a safe “buffer zone” to keep those businesses a yet-to-be
determined distance from schools, parks and daycares, among other
“sensitive areas.”
It will also call for stricter requirements for ammunition and firearms
dealers to become licensed locally.
The L.A. County Department of Regional Planning and Treasurer and Tax
Collector would be tasked with finalizing those two ordinances and would
be asked to submit the findings to the Board for approval “as soon as
possible.”
“Too many people have lost loved ones to gun violence in Los Angeles
County. We must be united in our fight against gun violence and enhancing
local regulations is an important part of the fight,” Solis and Hahn wrote
in that motion.
It’s unclear at this time which, if any, motions will survive past
Tuesday’s Supes meeting, but the Board currently carries a 4 to 1 Democrat
majority and the lone Republican, Supervisor Kathryn Barger, has at times
shown a propensity to support increased gun control measures during her
terms as Supervisor.
<https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-county-supervisors-to-
consider-gun-control-measures-in-wake-of-monterey-park-mass-shooting/>
which 11 people were killed during a Lunar New Year celebration, the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set to evaluate and discuss new gun
control measures in hopes of curbing gun violence in the county.
Several motions are expected to be presented at Tuesday’s Board of
Supervisors meeting, with proposals both ambitious and small in scale.
Countywide gun owner registry
Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis have proposed a motion that
would direct the County’s legal counsel to study the feasibility and
legality of implementing a countywide gun registry.
The registry would be created in partnership with the Los Angeles County
Sheriff’s Department and would use existing data and records to create a
database that is “easily accessible for law enforcement first responders.”
Horvath and Solis say that the current system for gun tracing is a slow
and tedious process and a countywide registry would make it easier for law
enforcement officers to track down criminals.
“Having access to a database that lists the firearm(s) registered to a
certain address would allow first responders to better assess the
situation and adjust their approach accordingly when responding to a call
for service at an address with a licensed firearm,” the motion reads.
Even if the Board of Supervisors agrees to move forward with the proposal,
a countywide registry would not be immediately implemented and it would
likely face many legal challenges. Federal law currently prohibits the
Federal Government from having its own nationwide gun owner registry, the
motion says.
Liability insurance
Additionally, the motion directs Los Angeles County to look into the
possibility of requiring gun owners in the county to carry some form of
liability insurance for their firearms.
The hope, according to the motion language, is that the insurance
requirement will encourage firearm owners to “take safety classes, use gun
safes, install trigger locks, or utilize chamber-load indicators.”
The idea of liability insurance requirement is a popular suggestion among
gun control advocates, and the Supervisors’ proposal says there is some
data to support its effectiveness.
The County’s Counsel would be required to report the findings of both the
registry and insurance items within 90 days of the motion’s passage — if
it passes.
Warning signs and secure storage
While those two proposals are quite ambitious and abstract at the current
juncture, there are two additional items that appear likely to move
forward with some immediacy.
If passed, the County would require new signage that warns of the dangers
of firearms to be displayed at businesses where guns are sold.
Additionally, a requirement could be instituted that would require
firearms at a gun owner’s home be securely stored in a locked container or
disabled with a trigger lock.
Citing a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association, the
proposals states that households with locked firearms and ammunition saw a
vast decrease in self-inflicted firearms injuries and a much lower risk of
unintentional firearms injuries among children.
Currently, California law requires firearm owners to keep guns safely
secured and requires trigger locks be sold simultaneously with firearms
sales. But, the motion argues, the State does not clearly define what
counts as “safe storage” and the requirement only exists for home in which
children live or regularly visit.
“The County has the ability to build upon state law with specific
requirements for safe gun storage which could prevent the unintentional
deaths of children and teen suicides by as much as 85% depending on the
type of storage and could also prevent guns from being easily stolen in
the case of a home invasion,” the motion reads.
Consumers can buy gun storage devices that are approved by the United
States Department of Justice for as little as $40 and trigger locks can
often be obtained for free from police and sheriff’s stations.
Assault weapons ban
Another motion authored by Solis and Supervisor Janice Hahn urges the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors to publicly support efforts by
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein to reinstate the nation’s expired ban on
the sale and manufacture of assault weapons.
.50 caliber ammo ban and County property restrictions
And a third motion, also authored by Solis and Hahn, aims to ban the sale
of .50 caliber firearms and ammunition in Los Angeles County and restrict
the carrying of firearms on County property.
County property includes beaches, playgrounds, plazas and County
department buildings, the motion reads.
Both ordinances have been researched and are ready for immediate
introduction, Hahn and Solis say.
That motion also includes language to evaluate L.A. County’s zoning
regulations. If passed, the County will begin researching the legality of
implementing zoning restrictions on firearms dealers, including
establishing a safe “buffer zone” to keep those businesses a yet-to-be
determined distance from schools, parks and daycares, among other
“sensitive areas.”
It will also call for stricter requirements for ammunition and firearms
dealers to become licensed locally.
The L.A. County Department of Regional Planning and Treasurer and Tax
Collector would be tasked with finalizing those two ordinances and would
be asked to submit the findings to the Board for approval “as soon as
possible.”
“Too many people have lost loved ones to gun violence in Los Angeles
County. We must be united in our fight against gun violence and enhancing
local regulations is an important part of the fight,” Solis and Hahn wrote
in that motion.
It’s unclear at this time which, if any, motions will survive past
Tuesday’s Supes meeting, but the Board currently carries a 4 to 1 Democrat
majority and the lone Republican, Supervisor Kathryn Barger, has at times
shown a propensity to support increased gun control measures during her
terms as Supervisor.
<https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-county-supervisors-to-
consider-gun-control-measures-in-wake-of-monterey-park-mass-shooting/>
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