San Francisco reaffirmed its strict position on gun control Tuesday when the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a bill banning the possession of large capacity magazines.
The approval came weeks after Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a statewide proposal to ban the sale or possession of semiautomatic rifles capable of holding a detachable ammunition magazine.
Supervisor Malia Cohen's legislation expands on an existing San Francisco law making it illegal to sell firearms with magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.
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