Fast Facts : Locked and Loaded

Number of rifles, handguns and shotguns sold in L.A. in 1995: 29,755. In 1994: 41,706.

Number of handguns sold in L.A. in 1994: 92,959. In 1993: 123,656. In 1992: 117,033

Of the 1,659 willful homicides in L.A. County in 1994, 1,223 were committed with handguns, 40 with rifles, 49 with shotguns and 26 by other firearms. Of San Francisco County’s 92 willful homicides the same year, 61 were committed with handguns--none involved rifles, shotguns or other firearms.