Worried a co-worker is dangerous? You could ask the state to take their guns under new bill
Following a school shooting in Florida this week, a California legislator will reintroduce his proposal to expand the state’s gun violence restraining order system.
The law currently allows family members and law enforcement to petition a court when they believe someone is an “immediate and present danger” to themselves or others. If a judge agrees, that person must temporarily give up possession of their firearms and is banned from buying new ones, generally for 21 days.
The new bill would add employers, co-workers, high school and college staff, and mental health workers to the list of individuals who can seek a restraining order.
Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat who is carrying the measure, said his bill could have helped teachers and administrators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., where a former student on Wednesday killed 17 people, despite warnings to law enforcement.
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