I can't find a damn thing about the ammo ban on the LA city website... but I did find this tidbit from the council's agenda on 9/17 (page 33).
[url]http://lacity.org/clk/councilagendas/ND5998.pdf[/url]
ITEM NO. (64)
02-1986 - MOTION (RIDLEY-THOMAS - WEISS - ET AL.) relative to drafting an ordinance to prohibit the sale or possession of a .50 caliber sniper rifle.
Recommendation for Council action:
REQUEST the City Attorney to draft an ordinance, within 15 days, prohibiting the sale or possession of .50 caliber sniper rifles,
with conditions and exceptions similar to those incorporated in the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 55.05 regulating the sale and possession of assault weapons.
Don't these people EVER give up! Christ on a Pogo Stick, how many crimes have been commited with with .50 cal rifles in LA? Ummmm, let's see, ummmmm..... how about NONE!