Heating up City Attorney race

A preview of the type of campaign we can expect for City Attorney next March unfolded on Monday, when Councilman Jack Weiss and his campaign went after attorney Carmen Trutanich for contributions he received from supporters of gun rights.
Weiss campaign manager Ace Smith called on Trutanich to return the money from calguns.net and any supporters of the group to him.
"Mr. Trutanich's continuing connection to the extreme fringe of the gun lobby absolutely disqualifies him from serving as the top prosecutor in a city ravaged by gang and gun violence," Smith said. "Mr. Trutanich should immediately return every penny in blood money from these gun extremists. Los Angeles needs a city attorney with the guts to stand up to the nuts."
Trutanich hotly defended himself.
"I tell you what, I'll return this money when Jack Weiss returns all the money he received from developers," Trutanich said. "I support reasonable gun laws. I think anyone who owns a gun illegally should go to jail. Anytime he wants to debate gun ownership I'll be happy to oblige."
In its fundraising letter, calguns.net called Weiss "one of the most anti-gun local politicians out there."
Campaign reports filed last Friday showed Weiss with $1.2 million and Trutanich with $473,000. A third candidate, Deputy City Attonrey Michael Amerian, reported raising $218,000.