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Sb320: A Call To Arms For Victims Of Domestic Violence, Golden Gate University School Of Law
Sb320: A Call To Arms For Victims Of Domestic Violence, Golden Gate University School Of Law
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Under California law, a person restrained by any domestic violence protection order is prohibited from owning, possessing, purchasing, receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive a firearm while the order is in effect. According to the Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS), over 23,000 restricted people are armed in California. This number reflects only the number of known registered firearms in the state. Of these 23,000 restricted people, special agents recovered 1,243 prohibited firearms last year — 778 of those firearms were identified in APPS; however, 465 were previously unknown.
Senate Bill 320 purports to redress the inadequacy of current practice …