Court records show an increase in the number of requests for emergency orders to remove guns from people who've made threats of violencePolice in LA County sought more emergency gun removal orders between January and October than in all of 2022, court officials told the I-Team.
If the orders are granted they authorize police to temporarily seize firearms to prevent violence like mass shootings.Members of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners asked for information this week on what the LAPD does to respond to threat reports, following revelations thatLAPD Assistant Chief Robert Marino told the Commission Tuesday the Department investigates all threats and files for gun restraining orders when appropriate.