BUSINESS
August 30, 2009 | W.J. Hennigan
There's a bull market for bullets. Stacks of ammo, once piled high at gun shops across America, have dwindled. Prices paid by consumers for much-sought-after Winchester .380-caliber handgun bullets have doubled. At weekend gun shows, trailers loaded with boxes of ammunition are drained within hours. Budget-pressed police departments, which can't be caught short, have increased their orders just to be safe, and the U.S. military, fighting two wars, has seen its need for bullets quadruple in recent years.
SPORTS
October 13, 1992 | Baltimore Sun
The Washington Bullets cut 7-foot-1 center William Bedford Monday after he had missed three of his four scheduled practices because of what he said was a hamstring pull. "We decided that Bedford just didn't fit into our plans," General Manager John Nash said. Bedford's official stay with the Bullets lasted less than three days. Bedford, a former Memphis State standout, was obtained in a trade last week from the Clippers.
OPINION
September 12, 1993
On the issue of the proliferation of guns in Los Angeles and our society in general, one must realize what we're up against. Thousands, perhaps millions, of handguns are in irresponsible hands. Then there's the powerful National Rifle Assn. lobby, blind to the human toll its efforts have wrought, and wealthy enough to stay the course until the last dog is dead. Clearly, nothing short of martial law and house searches will abate this plague, so there is only one answer: Guns don't kill people, bullets do. If we can't eliminate the guns, legislation must be enacted to change the nature and content of today's bullets.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
October 28, 1993
In all discussion of the carnage wrought by the 200 million guns in these United States, all we seem to hear is "gun control." I think we are missing the point. It's too late to control guns by controlling manufacture and sales. So let's consider this: "Guns don't kill people . . . bullets do!" An unloaded gun is not a dangerous weapon, so let's limit or reduce or eliminate the manufacture of ammunition. Let's drastically restrict the sale of bullets and perhaps lay a huge tax on them as well; 200 million guns are not so terrifying if only a few of them are loaded.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
June 4, 1999
James Hahn's article telling how easy it is for kids to obtain guns is scary (Commentary, May 31). Why not make it difficult to get bullets? Crooks can't make their own bullets--particularly for such a precision machine as an automatic weapon. A fast, positive deterrent to gun murder would be this: A government inspector would be stationed at the shell factory to monitor each shipment. An application approved by a police department would be required by every vendor of bullets. INGRID RALSTON Los Angeles L.A. City Atty.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
June 14, 2001
Re "Back in the Wild, Condors Succumb to Old Nemesis: Lead," June 10: Banning the use of lead bullets on public lands can help save not only endangered condors but people and the environment. Spent bullets from recreational shooting are one of the major sources of lead pollution in the United States. A typical outdoor shooting range can become contaminated to Superfund levels after just a few years' use. Despite the costly problems of cleaning up abandoned sites, protecting nearby water from lead contamination and treating lead-poisoned kids, many cities, counties, parks districts and other jurisdictions throughout California maintain shooting ranges, at least in part with public funds.