L.A. County Board of Supervisors to consider possible local rules to control gun sales
The proposal would direct the board's attorneys to draft several ordinances, including a ban on the sale of .50-caliber handguns and ammunition in unincorporated areas of the county.
The proposals are the result of a confidential report that was presented to the board last month on possible gun regulations that could be imposed locally. The board voted unanimously in June to request the report, with Supervisor Janice Hahn saying there is "a gun violence epidemic in our nation."
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