SB320: A Call to Arms for Victims of Domestic Violence

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Golden Gate University School of Law

Document Type

Blog Post

Publication Date

11-26-2021

Abstract

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 and procedures by requiring courts to consistently enforce firearm prohibitions arising out of domestic violence protection orders, making it the latest policy effort to protect domestic violence survivors, their children, and the public from gun violence at the hands of batterers.

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This blog post is also available online at: https://ggulawreview.com/2021/11/26/sb320-a-call-to-arms-for-victims-of-domestic-violence/

Recommended Citation

Golden Gate University School of Law, "SB320: A Call to Arms for Victims of Domestic Violence" (2021). GGU Law Review Blog. 98.
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggu_law_review_blog/98