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| California: Police May Confiscate Guns without Notice to Owner Starting January 1 |
| 2015-12-30 |
| [Breitbart] Beginning January 1, police in California may confiscate firearms from gun owners thought to be a danger to themselves or others without giving the owner any notice. This is the result of the implementation of "gun violence restraining orders" (GVROs), which go into effect New Year's Day. According to KPCC, GVROs "could be issued without prior knowledge of the person. In other words, a judge could issue the order without ever hearing from the person in question, if there are reasonable grounds to believe the person is a threat based on accounts from the family and police." And since the order can be issued without the gun owner even being present to defend him or herself, confiscation can commence without any notice to the gun owner once the order is issued. To be fair, Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Michael Moore does not use the word "confiscate" when talking about confiscating firearms. Rather, Moore says, "The law gives us a vehicle to cause the person to surrender their weapons, to have a time out, if you will." KPCC reports that "California law already bans people from possessing guns if they've committed a violent crime or were involuntarily committed to a mental health facility." And now, with GVROs, California law allows judges to bar people from possessing guns even if they have not committed a violent crime or were involuntarily committed. Because of this, Gun Owners of California Executive Director Sam Paredes warns that GVROs "may create a situation where law-abiding gun owners are put in jeopardy." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 It would be interesting to obtain the emails relating to how this was cooked up and how it is intended to be misused. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2015-12-30 19:52 |
| #9 The GVRO is not much different than simple evidentiary search and seizure warrants other than the registration database. It may be a step towards reinstating the targeted 'stop and frisk' SOP. Unfortunately baddies don't register. Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Michael Moore |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-12-30 16:45 |
| #8 Another reason I'm getting the hell out of California |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-12-30 16:17 |
| #7 Request one for every rapper in California. Watch the law be tossed in ten days. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2015-12-30 15:39 |
| #6 Not surprising. California ignores Federal laws regarding immigration and drugs. Ignoring the 2nd Amendment is a logical next step. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-12-30 13:07 |
| #5 Shirley, they'll start confis ... have a vehicle to cause a person to surrender his ... vehicle, if the driver has been shown to be a hazard to the community by DWI. More folks killed by cars than be guns, right? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2015-12-30 12:56 |
| #4 "To have a timeout?" Using a pre-schooler phrase just about tells it all when discussing the People's Republic of Sunny California. No knock police procedures for YOUR own good. WE know what's best for you! BLAH!BLAH!BLAH! |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2015-12-30 10:13 |
| #3 sure to be some dead gun owners and cops from this |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-12-30 08:43 |
| #2 I presume the NRA and other organizations will challenge this. Any word on a suit? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2015-12-30 08:30 |
| #1 And it begins. |
| Posted by: chris 2015-12-30 06:41 |