Mike Feuer today issued a challenge to his two rivals in the race for Los Angeles City Attorney, calling on them to reject any form of support from any element of the pro-gun lobby, including the National Rifle Assn., and any other pro-gun lobby affiliate.
Mr. Feuer invited one opponent, Greg Smith, to joining him and incumbent Carmen Trutanich in publicly stating support for U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s legislation, which aims to reinstitute the federal ban assault weapons.
Mr. Feuer’s statement:
“Los Angeles residents need a City Attorney who will prioritize curbing gun violence—not a City Attorney who is beholden to, supported by, or on the side of the pro-gun lobby.
“That’s why I am challenging my two opponents to join me in rejecting any form of support from any element of the pro gun lobby.”
“I am asking Mr. Smith to join Mr. Trutanich and me in announcing his support of an assault weapons’ ban as well.”
Examining His Record
Over the course of his career, Mr. Feuer has written many of the toughest gun laws in the nation. As a member of the Los Angeles City Council, he authored laws that prohibited high-capacity magazines, required trigger locks be sold with every weapon, banned the sale of easily-concealable weapons, mandated background checks for gun store employees and required the retention of ammunition purchase records.
He wrote the nation’s first municipal law to combat illegal weapons trafficking by restricting gun purchases to one per month.
This year in the state Legislature, Mr. Feuer authored a resolution calling on Congress to renew the ban on assault weapons. Also as a state legislator, Feuer authored the Crime Gun Identification Act, which was endorsed by more than 65 of California’s top law enforcement officials, and established the nation’s first requirement that semi-automatic handguns be “microstamped”–equipped with technology that imprints bullet cartridges with data enabling police and sheriffs to know who purchased the gun that fired the bullets at the scene. To assist law enforcement in crime investigations, Feuer also wrote legislation requiring the Department of Justice to retain records of shotgun and other long gun purchases.
In his campaign for City Attorney, Mr. Feuer is leading the field in the race to secure sought-after public safety endorsements.
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