LA City Council Votes In Favor To Safely Store Handguns Within Homes

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously in favor Tuesday to require firearms to be stored safely within homes.

Under the motion, handguns will need to be disabled, locked in a container and kept on the owner's person or placed within that person's reach.

The measure (PDF), which is backed by Councilman Paul Krekorian, aims to keep weapons away from children or others who could unintentionally harm themselves.

Krekorian told KNX 1070 police will only be able to enforce the law under specific circumstances, such as "when the police have an interaction with a family for example that's engaged in domestic violence, or when a county work checks on home in a child welfare check."

Council members voted on the ordinance at 10 a.m. in downtown Los Angeles.

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