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> I use ( 4 ) ???? the rest of the ?"s are just posers > > > >>>----------------------------------------------------- >- >>- >>>------------------------- >>> >>>Board Motions >>>. >>> >>> >>> >>>In the last several weeks residents of Los Angeles >>>County have been shot to death while riding an MTA >>>bus; changing a tire by the side of the road; >>>operating a silent movie theatre; and while enforcing >>>the law. These are just a few highly publicized >>>examples of the epidemic of gun violence besieging >our >>>communities. This epidemic manifests itself not only >>>in gang and other criminal attacks on adversaries and >>>innocent bystanders, but also through injury and >death >>>inflicted on family members and acquaintances when >>>arguments escalate into fatalities due to the easy >>>availability of guns. The consequences are measured >>>not only in personal tragedy and loss, but in the >cost >>>of trauma care to gunshot victims which now exceeds >>>$60 million a year. Our society is not safe. >>> >>>One of the causes of this epidemic is the ease with >>>which any member of our society, including gang >>>members, criminals and young people, can obtain >>>firearms through illegal sales and theft. We can help >>>reverse this tide of illegal firearms in our >>>communities. Under federal, state and local law, Los >>>Angeles County has a pivotal role to play in >>>overseeing firearms dealers and firearms sales. >>> >>>With respect to firearms dealers, the three levels of >>>government play the following distinctive roles: >>> >>>Federal. Every firearms dealer in the country must >>>hold a Federal Firearms License (FFL). In order to >>>receive an FFL, applicants must first notify the >local >>>chief law enforcement officer (in unincorporated Los >>>Angeles County and contract cities, the Sheriff) of >>>their intent to apply for the federal license. They >>>must then certify that the business to be conducted >is >>>not prohibited by state or local law; that they will >>>comply with state and local laws within 30 days of >the >>>application's approval; and that the business will >not >>>be conducted until the requirements of state and >local >>>laws are met. >>> >>>State. The state requires every firearms dealer to >>>possess a valid FFL; a State Board of Equalization >>>seller's permit; a State Department of Justice (DOJ) >>>Certificate of Eligibility (meaning that dealers >>>themselves are not prohibited from buying firearms); >>>and "any regulatory or business license(s) required >by >>>local government." Dealers who hold each of these >>>permits are placed on the state's centralized list of >>>gun dealers. >>> >>>County. The County, in turn, requires every gun >dealer >>>in the unincorporated area, and in cities that >>>contract with the County for business license >>>services, to obtain a Gun Dealers Business License.
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