“No, I served in the Police Department...
“No, I served in the Police Department during civilized times.”
--Mayor Tom Bradley, when asked if during his 20 years with the LAPD he had ever faced someone brandishing a realistic-looking toy gun. A law banning local manufacture and sale of the toys was signed Friday.
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