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Police department personnel loading confiscated illegal weapons onto boat for disposal at sea in Los Angeles, Calif., 1965

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Title: Police department personnel loading confiscated illegal weapons onto boat for disposal at sea in Los Angeles, Calif., 1965
Date Created and/or Issued: July 3, 1965
1965-07-03
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: BOUND FOR DEEP-SEA DISPOSAL-Some of 31/2 tons of illegal weapons confiscated by Los Angeles Police Department in past year are lowered into a boat Friday prior to dumping at sea. Deckhand John [illegible] and police property clerk William Sanders, right, guide load aboard, while officer Gene Finch, left, checks boxes of illegal pistols. Disposal is annual occurrence done in compliance with state law.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b554_229500
ark:/21198/zz0002tg37
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Legal
Firearms--California--Los Angeles County
Statutes--California
Firearms--Law and legislation--California
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Dept
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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