Wednesday, December 30, 2015

New California Law Allows Guns to be Seized Under Court Order

"A new California law (AB 1014) is set to take effect on January 1, 2016.  Specifically, it will allow concerned family members or law enforcement officers to petition a court for a Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) in situations where an individual is deemed to either 'be a threat' or have the 'potential for threatening behavior.'

After the petition is submitted, a judge will be empowered to make the call, i.e. if there are sufficient enough reasons to warrant a person's gun and ammo to be taken away from them and the judge deems the person a threat...

...Los Angeles Police Assistant Chief Michael Moore told Southern Californa Public Radio: 'The law gives us a vehicle to cause the person to surrender their weapons, to have a time out, if you will.  It allows further examination of the person's mental state.'"

eye'm thynkin':  A common sense first step to gun restrictions.  Gun nuts' heads will explode in 3...2...1...

Read more at Addicting Info

Read the complete law here or a summary at this link

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