Victims of domestic violence in California already can file for restraining orders that can include the removal of firearms. Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a law that will make California the first state that lets family members ask a judge to temporarily remove firearms from a relative who appears to pose a threat. "There are many situations where family members or law enforcement feel that the person does have a degree of dangerousness or that they pose a risk to themselves or others by possessing a firearm," said Amanda Wilcox, an advocate for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, whose daughter was a victim of gun violence. Currently in California, authorities can seize legally purchased guns only from people convicted of a felony or a violent misdemeanor, those subject to a domestic violence restraining order, or those who are determined to be mentally unstable. Skinner said the new law fills a gap between seeking a mental health referral and seeking a domestic violence restraining order, both of which can result in a near-permanent requirement that the individual give up his or her firearms. Family members and authorities would be better off acting under existing mental health and domestic violence laws that are too rarely used, said National Rifle Association spokeswoman Catherine Mortensen.
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By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle
Tue, 09/30/2014 - 10:31pm
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