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21 Jul, 6 tweets, 3 min read

CalMatters spent three months examining the Armed and Prohibited Persons System, a database of persons ordered to surrender their guns bit.ly/3BtrBAL

California would not provide names of individuals in its database, citing confidentiality restrictions.

CalMatters obtained a small sampling dating back to March
calmatters.org/justice/2021/0…

In #SantaPaula, a woman in the database has been ordered to surrender her guns because of a mental health-related prohibition. She’s listed as having 22 of them calmatters.org/justice/2021/0…

In #Ukiah, an accused domestic abuser is believed to have 44 guns. A #CentralValley man awaiting trial on a rape charge has remained armed despite a court order
calmatters.org/justice/2021/0…

In 2020 agents recovered 12 handguns, 4 rifles, 2 shotguns, 1 assault weapon and thousands of rounds of ammunition from a person listed in the database as having 24 firearms calmatters.org/justice/2021/0…

20% of people in California’s Armed and Prohibited Persons System — nearly 4,600 gun owners — are under restraining orders calmatters.org/justice/2021/0…

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