Bradley Signs Ban on Holiday Ammunition Sales
Los Angeles on Wednesday became the first city in the nation to ban the sale of ammunition for one week before New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July.
The ban, signed into law by Mayor Tom Bradley, is an attempt to curtail the random firing of guns into the air on those holidays.
The City Council approved the ban unanimously on Tuesday and Bradley quickly signed it so that it will be in effect this July 4.
The council began considering the ban last January and has heard little opposition in the ensuing months, according to its sponsors, Councilmen Richard Alatorre and Joel Wachs.
Last New Year’s Eve, eight people were injured by bullets fired into the air by celebrants, police said. Seventy people were arrested and 134 guns were confiscated.
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