licensed dealer requiring a background check and imposes a ten-day waiting period prior to the sale or transfer of guns. a state law that went into effect in 2000 bans the sale or transfer of high-capacity magazines. and under the state s assault weapons laws passed in 1989 and 2004, specific types of high-powered, military-style rifles are banned, but there is a loophole. the guns used by the couple in the san bernardino massacre were legally purchased, according to federal officials. right now it s unclear if the rifles used were purchased in california under that loophole or in another state, but officials say they were legally purchased. joining me now, former mayor of los angeles, antonio villaraigo villaraigosa, has been instrumental in pushing for tighter gun restrictions in california. mr. mayor, thank you so much for your time. well, tamron, first of all, our hearts and prayers are with the families of san bernardino, and couldn t be prouder of the law enforcement there. we
work, and everybody who interacted with him, including people who disagree women if on some issues, never questions the genuineness and heart that he has brought to this job. so i couldn t be prouder of him, and for good measure, arne holds the record for most points scored in an nba all-star game. [applause] and he is my favorite partner in pickup basketball. the smartest player i know. even though he is very slow. and has no hop. he knows it s true. i will say, watching ryan, by the way, that the son will soon be surpassing the fire because that s young man has got game. now, keep in mind none of this change has been easy and we
everybody has a high level of emotion about the terrific thing is that they are pushing on, meeting deadlines, and doing the job that we re here to do, which is to inform the public. they take that job that role very seriously here. it s engrained in them by a serious news management team. and i couldn t be prouder of the way they are doing it. what have we learned in the last 24 hours as you and everyone begins to look back on motivations and why this happened, why this live shot? why alison and adam? those are questions we may never have the answer fully for. this fellow, when he was a troubled fellow here as an employee ha h. runs in with many people, producers, other reporters. photographers, members from management. everybody trying to coach him and support him into improved performance and less anger, if you will.
sergeant. he was establishing a perimeter post as a sergeant. he approached him. he did a fantastic job. i think he did a courageous and brave act of policing and the governor said we ve commended him, and i couldn t be prouder of him. how did sweat get so far from that area in constable? how do you get up that way? you ve been around here the last three weeks like we have. the terrain is so dense, you can t see five feet in front of you. if you stayed in the tree line you wouldn t have been able to see him from the road. it s not impossible. were there standing orders to the 1300 or so law enforcement that if sweat was spotted and he did surrender to shoot him as opposed to letting him run away? absolutely not. our attention as to law
perimeter posts as a sergeant. he approached him. he did an excellent job. i think he did a very courageous and brave act of policing. and as the governor said, we ve commended him. and i couldn t be prouder of him. 22-mile lockdown radius pretty tight yesterday. how did sweat get so far in that area in constable? you know, you ve been around here for the last three weeks like we have. the terrain is so dense, you can t see five feet in front of you. so, i mean, if you stayed in the treeline, you know, use something as a guide to whether it was a road or a railbed or anything else, you know, you could make your way. in this case, like i said, if you stayed in the treeline, you wouldn t have been able to see him from the road. so it s not impossible. was there standing water that if sweat were spotted and he didn t surrender and to shoot him? absolutely not. our intention as law enforcement was to bring him in without