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Criminal

Feb. 21, 2014

Change in law puts guns back on the street

Changes to California law are making it more difficult to keep seized weapons from persons found to be a danger to themselves or others. By Laura L. Crane and Dana M. Vessey


By Laura L. Crane and Dana M. Vessey


Changes made this year to California gun laws are making it more difficult for law enforcement agencies to permanently remove from the marketplace weapons seized from persons found to be a danger to themselves or others.


Under the state's Welfare and Institutions Code Section 8102, law enforcement officials are required to remove deadly weapons from the possession, custody or control of people whom they have det...

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