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LA Police Arrest 13 for New Year Celebratory Shootings, Seize 23 Guns
2 January 2009
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say they arrested 13 people for firing their guns into the air at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve.
Police said Friday that officers also seized 23 guns as part of an ongoing campaign with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department to stop celebratory gunfire.
Over the New Year's holiday last year, police confiscated 45 guns and arrested five people who fired their guns into the... (GunPolicy.org)