Los Angeles lawmakers on Tuesday once again waded into the national fray over gun control as the City Council unanimously threw its support behind a proposed law to require handguns in the home to be locked up or disabled with a trigger lock. Angelenos who violate the rules would face a misdemeanor charge.
After a heated debate over the exact wording of the rules, the City Council now plans to exempt anyone who is carrying the gun or has it close enough to be readily retrieved – a change that worried some advocates who had rallied behind the gun storage rules.