L.A. Lawless: “Smith & Wesson” Misfire On Gun Ban

By Cam Edwards

In a stroke of irony as well as the stroke of a pen, Los Angeles City Councilmembers Greig Smith and Herb Wesson are calling on lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. to ban both the sale and possession of “assault weapons”. The pair have authored a resolution urging the adoption of a sweeping gun ban that would gut the 2nd Amendment rights of Americans.

“Communities and families across America are grieving over the horrible shootings that struck El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, this weekend, less than a week after a shooting in Gilroy,” Councilman Greig Smith said.

“The gun violence epidemic in our country is not normal and it’s not something we in Los Angeles will accept as we stand idly by,” Council President Wesson said. “In just over a week, we’ve been shaken by three tragic mass shootings which have made it clear that nowhere is truly safe in a country that allows these weapons of war to be sold and carried on our streets. This resolution is our message to our state and federal legislators: We need meaningful reform on gun control now.”

California, of course, has had various versions of an “assault weapons” ban on …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms