L.A. County supervisors enact gun control laws in unincorporated communities in wake of Monterey Park mass shooting.
In the wake of the mass shooting in Monterey Park, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Feb. 7 adopted two gun-control regulations, one that bans the sale of large-caliber handguns and ammunition and one that prohibits people from carrying guns in county parks, plazas, beaches and buildings — with exceptions for law enforcement, active military and others.
In addition to the two ordinances, including a ban on .50 caliber handguns and the one-half-inch bullets that they fire, the board adopted motions to pursue several other proposed gun-control measures. The board also said it wants to see new laws focused on gun store owners, including banning minors from entering gun stores, maintaining security cameras, keeping a fingerprint inventory of all customers, and providing a database of all gun purchases to law enforcement.
These additional tighter restrictions could be written in a way that does not violate the June 23, 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision, which struck down a 1913 restrictive concealed-carry law in New York, weakening the power of states, cities and counties to enact new gun-control laws. At that time, the board said mass shootings in Texas, California and other places in the U.S. were an epidemic that claimed innocent lives. The two ordinances they adopted, and those being considered for the future, all received unanimous, 5-0 votes Tuesday,
Steve Lamb told the board he has been a gun owner since age 7, often learning about gun safety from a local gun shop owner. “Locking guns in people’s houses so they can’t use them to protect themselves, particularly in Black and Latino neighborhoods where crime is rampant, is not going to protect anyone,” he said.
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