Recent events in Los Angeles have raised concerns both in regard to the safety of certain areas of Los Angeles and the ease with which people are able to get weapons and use them for assault.
- On September 19th, a 12-year-old girl and a 19-year-old former student were shot and wounded at a high school in an unincorporated area south of Los Angeles after a football game on campus, officials said. The two victims were shot multiple times about 6 p.m. in the parking lot of the gymnasium at Washington Preparatory High School in Athens, said Susan Cox, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Both were taken to Harbor UCLA Medical Center, officials said.
- On September 18th, an altercation occurred outside Barney's Beanery on Santa Monica Boulevard, and three to four men pulled a knife on the victim about 1:30 a.m., said Lt. Gil Carrillo of the Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau.
- Any person who commits an assault with a firearm upon a peace officer or firefighter, engaged in the performance of his or her duties, will be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 4 to 8 years.
- Any person who commits an assault upon a peace officer or firefighter with a semiautomatic firearm engaged in the performance of his or her duties, will be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 5 to 9 years.
- Any person who commits an assault upon a peace officer or firefighter engaged in the performance of his or her duties, with a machine gun, assault weapon, or a .50 BMG rifle, will be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 6, 9, or 12 years.
