California just introduced a law that could have major implications for any Golden State gun owners:
A new California gun control law takes effect next week that will allow police, without prior warning to a gun owner, seize their weapons if a judge decides there’s a potential for violence.
The law was prompted by a 2014 mass shooting near the University of California, Santa Barbara, in which officers beforehand visited shooter Elliot Rodger’s home after his parents raised alarms about his mental health — yet concluded he wasn’t a risk and didn’t search the apartment where he’d stashed guns, ammo and knives.
Under the new legislation, families can obtain a “gun violence restraining order,” the Washington Times reports.
“The law gives us a vehicle to cause the person to surrender their weapons, to have a time out, if you will,” Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Michael Moore tells public radio affiliate SCPR.
“It’s a short duration and it allows for due process. It’s an opportunity for mental health professionals to provide an analysis of a person’s mental state.”
It’s absolutely clear that this law will do nothing to stop gun violence. Allowing the government to seize guns “temporarily” using an unsubstantiated report as pretext is a gateway to all sorts of political oppression and tyranny. Let’s hope the first judge that gets their hands on this strikes this idiotic law down.
AAN Staff
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