Publication: San Francisco Gate
Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, announced today he plans on reintroducing a gun violence restraining order bill--vetoed twice now by Gov. Jerry Brown--in light of the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks this week.
On Wednesday, a gunman shot and killed 12 people at the Borderline Bar and Grill, including a Ventura County sheriff's sergeant. The gunman also reportedly died in the shooting.
The bill would expand the list of people who can file for a gun violence restraining order, in which a person's firearms are taken away for 21 days, or in some cases for up to a year, if they're proven to be a lethal threat to themselves or someone else.
The current law allows only law enforcement and close family members to file for a gun violence restraining order. Ting's bill would allow employers and coworkers to file, as well as the employees of high schools and colleges that the person in question has attended within the last six months.