Yesterday’s gunfire reduction press conference in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was a success in educating the public on the dangers associated with celebrating the holidays by shooting firearms in the air.
Sheriff Lee Baca from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Antonio R. Villaraigosa, the Mayor of Los Angeles, Assistant Chief Michel Moore, Director Special Services from Los Angeles Police Department and Special Agent In Charge John Torres from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives attended the press conference to elaborate on the importance of absolutely no firing guns in the air for everyone’s safety. At the conclusion of the press conference the gunshot detection system, “shot spotter” was demonstrated by Sheriff Deputies on the effectiveness in detecting someone firing a gun in the air once it occurs.
Even though in the past couple of years there were less shots fired in the air by people celebrating the New Year, there was a 10.3 percent increase in shots fired calls from 2008 New Year’s celebration to the 2009 New Year’s celebration. There was a decrease of 7.1 percent in the number of guns seized. The number of shots fired reports associated with New Year’s celebrations slightly increased last year.
The gunfire reduction press conference aims to advise the community that ringing in the New Year with gunfire will not be tolerated in the City of Los Angeles or in Los Angeles County. Discharging a firearm into the air is a felony punishable by one year in state prison. Anyone arrested for discharging a firearm will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
I guess the only people that do this live in East L.A. or South Central.
Posted by: CITIZEN | December 31, 2024 at 09:59 AM
Ya right, My neighbor was shooting a gun into the air on new years eve. I SAW the gun and I SAW who shot it. I reported it and 50 minutes later police FINALLY show up and were there less than 4 minutes. I watched from my house and NO ONE was arrested nor any gun confiscated. WHAT A JOKE! I guess you post these kinds of things to make it seem like our tax dollars are hard at work, but reality tells a different story.
This particular neighbor had guest over that were squealing their car tires up and down their driveway, all the while little babies wondered about aimlessly. Driving in this residential neighborhood as speeds that more than doubled the speed limits and burning their trash (which is their regular trash disposal method.) And had their loud music going until after 4 am. I call the police 3 times to report these activities The first time like I said they came and left within 4 minutes, the second time they came to the side of the house and left without even speaking to anyone and the third time I don't know as I was trying to sleep at 4 am.
Posted by: Charlene | January 04, 2025 at 07:35 PM