Santa Clara County wants dedicated team for seizing guns after restraining orders

Santa Clara County wants dedicated team for seizing guns after restraining orders

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/24/county-wants-dedicated-team-for-seizing-guns-after-restraining-orders/

SAN JOSE — Every year, Santa Clara County courts mandate that about 4,600 people surrender their firearms as the result of domestic-violence restraining orders being filed against them.

But currently, authorities admit they make at best a modest dent in enforcing those bans. It’s why county and city officials are looking to form a team whose sole job would be to identify who of those prohibited people still has their guns, and take them away.

Santa Clara County wants dedicated team for seizing guns after restraining orders

Feb 25, 2020, 2:35pm UTC
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/24/county-wants-dedicated-team-for-seizing-guns-after-restraining-orders/ > SAN JOSE — Every year, Santa Clara County courts mandate that about 4,600 people surrender their firearms as the result of domestic-violence restraining orders being filed against them. > But currently, authorities admit they make at best a modest dent in enforcing those bans. It’s why county and city officials are looking to form a team whose sole job would be to identify who of those prohibited people still has their guns, and take them away.