Past two days here in Los Angeles
- Boy, 7, Is Shot in Head as He Plays in Backyard
- 1 Killed, 2 Wounded as Gunmen Fire at Group
- Woman, Toddler Wounded in Drive-By Shooting
In Los Angeles last year, 350 gang-related homicides accounted for 68% of the city's killings, according to police. That was about 19% more than the total of gang-related homicides for 1999. Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton joined Fox in releasing the gang violence study. Bratton said the number of gang-related homicides in Los Angeles rose in the last two years even as killings overall dropped 23%. LA Times
Give everyone a gun and you get a city of angels.
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It is interesting to note that LA has pretty strict gun control laws and that a very high majority of the shooting in LA are not done by legal gun owners.
Posted by robi | June 3, 2004 7:19 AM
Posted on June 3, 2004 07:19