LOS ANGELES — The LA County Board of Supervisors March 7 took steps to improve county residents’ ability to access Gun Violence Restraining Orders, following a unanimous vote on a motion authored by board chair Janice Hahn and co-authored by Supervisor Hilda Solis.
“While creating new methods to regulate guns and prevent gun violence are important, we also need to be sure we’re not neglecting the tools we already have,” said Chair Hahn. “Gun Violence Restraining Orders can save lives, but most people in LA County don’t know they exist. Today’s motion will help us get the word out about this important resource and make the process of obtaining a gun violence restraining order as easy as possible.”
In 2016, California passed a red flag law that allows people to petition a court for a Gun Violence Restraining Order or GVRO, that, when granted, mandates the removal of all firearms and ammunition from individuals who are determined to be at risk of causing imminent harm to themselves or others.
However, this tool is severely underutilized in Los Angeles County. Out of the 1,384 GVROs issued in California in 2021, only 54 came out of Los Angeles County.
Supervisors were joined by anti-gun violence activists, survivors of gun violence, and family members of victims of gun violence who spoke in support of the motion.
The motion directs the LA County Department of Public Health’s office of violence prevention to report back in 90 days with the following:
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