Council approves tougher gun laws

With Los Angeles homicide rates at their lowest rate since the 1950s, the City Council on Wednesday adopted a package of measures designed to further limit sales of guns and ammunition.Daily News.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he will sign the proposals, calling them the first step in what he hopes will be a renewed nationwide push to crack down on gun and ammunition sales.

"This is not a symbolic gesture," Villaraigosa said at a City Hall news conference prior to the council's 14-0 vote. "This is a real effort to control guns and ammunition and I think this will be something that other cities and states will adopt and put pressure on the federal government to do something as well."