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.