California legislators OK bill to expand gun-confiscation law

Mourners hug in Isla Vista near UC Santa Barbara in 2014 after a gunman killed six people there. California lawmakers passed a bill after the attack that allows family members and law enforcement to petition a judge to remove a person’s guns for up to a year if he or she is a threat. On Tuesday, the Legislature approved a bill that would expand the list of those who could go to court to include co-workers and school personnel. SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday that would allow co-workers and school personnel to petition a court to temporarily remove guns from someone they believe poses a danger. AB2888 by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, would expand the list of people who can ask a court for a gun violence restraining order, a little-known process under which a judge can bar a person from possessing a gun for as long as a year. The law can now be used only by immediate family members, roommates and law enforcement. Under Ting’s bill, teachers, principals, co-workers and employers could also ask for a gun restraining order for people they fear are a threat to themselves or others. The bill passed the Senate, 25-12, on Tuesday and now heads to Gov. Jerry Brown, who vetoed a similar proposal in 2016. He has not indicated whether he will sign the latest bill. Seizing the Unstable’s Guns “This is about getting guns out of the hands of the wrong people, Ting said Tuesday. […]

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