SAN DIEGO — It has been 10 years since a killing spree on the Central Coast prompted the creation of California’s red flag law, also known as gun violence restraining orders.
“I don't think that anybody wants to wait until somebody uses a gun to break the law by murdering somebody. It's like if you know somebody is drunk, you take their car keys away,” Elliott said.Through May 1st of this year, the city attorney’s office obtained 1,895 GVROs. That includes the short-term emergency orders and the longer lasting orders issued by the court. That can take your firearm away for up to five years, according to the city attorney’s office.
In 2018, Schwartz said, “Conceptually, the idea of taking firearms from criminals are people that are mentally unfit is something we stand behind.”