"In response to the scourge of mass shootings that have helped define the 21st century in the United States, lawmakers in California passed a landmark red-flag law that would allow authorities to disarm those whose threatening behavior might boil over into deadly violence. It's been about a decade since gun-violence restraining orders were enabled by California law, but their use is still middling in the state, according to data from the California Department of Justice."
"We have example after example where (the orders) have prevented a suicide, a domestic violence shooting or a mass shooting, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in an interview. But there is still room to grow. Santa Clara County has secured the most gun-violence restraining orders in the state for two years running. It filed 683 orders in 2024, or 41% more than San Diego County, which filed 483 and had previously topped the list."
California's red-flag law allows authorities to temporarily remove firearms from individuals whose threatening behavior could lead to deadly violence. A decade after enabling gun-violence restraining orders, statewide use remains middling according to California Department of Justice data. Santa Clara County led filings with 683 orders in 2024, 41% more than San Diego's 483; Riverside filed 299, and no other county, including Los Angeles, exceeded 200. Bay Area totals included San Mateo 166, Alameda 128, San Francisco 35, and Contra Costa 14. Awareness efforts rose during National Suicide Prevention Month via the Office of Emergency Services' Reduce the Risk campaign, and supporters portray the orders as a temporary, reasonable tool to prevent suicides and shootings.
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