LAPD GUN TRACKING EFFORT WILL BE TESTED IN VALLEY.Byline: Dan Laidman Staff Writer The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Department's Devonshire division will become a testing ground Noun 1. testing ground - a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation; "the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American for a new campaign to fight gun crime by prosecuting gun owners who improperly transfer their weapons, officials announced Thursday. Local police and prosecutors are joining with the state attorney general to ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale enforcement of existing laws aimed at keeping legal gun owners from turning over their firearms to those who would commit crimes. In addition to more prosecutions, the officials plan to send letters to every new gun owner in the division's jurisdiction - which covers Chatsworth and Northridge, as well as parts of Canoga Park, Granada Hills and Winnetka - and another test area in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. , warning of criminal penalties if gun transfers are not properly documented. ``Owning a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. carries with it a great deal of responsibility,'' said City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
When guns change hands, the law requires that a form be filled out that allows state authorities to conduct a background check on the new owner. However, officials say many criminals are receiving weapons informally from friends, family and other acquaintances. Delgadillo and his partners in the campaign, the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . and the state attorney general, want to inform gun owners that bypassing the paperwork on such transfers could result in criminal consequences such as fines or a year in jail. The letters will be accompanied by billboards and radio advertisements. The Devonshire division was chosen because police there recover the second largest number of guns used in crimes compared with other divisions, second only to South Los Angeles, officials said. Between July 2003 and June 2004, authorities recovered 283 crime-related guns in the Devonshire division, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Attorney General's Office. Of those, 137 had been in the possession of someone other than the legal purchaser. ``Too many violent crimes in our communities are the result of guns falling into the wrong hands,'' said Attorney General Bill Lockyer William Westwood "Bill" Lockyer (born May 8, 1941) is the current State Treasurer of California. Prior to this, he served as California's Attorney General and head of the Department of Justice for the U.S. state of California. in a prepared statement. Delgadillo, who is running to succeed Lockyer next year, met with some skepticism Thursday while announcing the plan to a gathering of community group members and reporters at the LAPD's 77th Street station. Hollis Dillon, who used to teach in the surrounding South Los Angeles neighborhood and still owns property there, was one of several attendees to question the city attorney. He appreciates the effort and supports law enforcement, he said, but doubts if threatening legal gun owners with jail will have much effect on crime. ``The guy who is a criminal, he believes he's beyond going to jail anyway,'' he said. ``He doesn't have that fear.'' Dan Laidman, (213) 978-0390 dan.laidman(at)dailynews.com |
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