“I believe the time has come when...
“I believe the time has come when those of us in elected office simply have to draw the line. These weapons cannot be used for any legitimate reason other than to kill people, and I see no justification for anybody to sell them or possess them.”
--Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, who signed an emergency ordinance outlawing the sale and possession of semiautomatic weapons in the city.
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