Santa Rosa man arrested for unregistered firearms, drugs in home
A Santa Rosa man has been arrested for felony firearms possession and suspected drug dealing.
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A Santa Rosa man has been arrested for felony firearms possession and suspected drug dealing.
Police in San Leandro arrested a suspect on a gun charge after he led officers on a chase and threw a handgun out of his vehicle window during the pursuit.
A Santa Clara County supervisor wants to invest more money to expand a program that combats gun violence through the use of so-called "red flag" laws.
A Santa Clara County supervisor wants to invest more money to expand a program that combats gun violence through the use of so-called "red flag" laws that enable law enforcement to confiscate the firearms of people who may pose a threat to themselves or others. Devin Fehely reports. (8/10/22)
A Clayton man was arraigned on Tuesday on weapons charges stemming from an allegation that police seized 132 guns from his property.
Police in Santa Rosa early Sunday arrested of a man who was driving recklessly and found to be in possession of a "ghost gun" capable of automatic fire.
California punched back Friday against two recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law. (7-22-22)
A North Bay man was arrested Thursday on multiple felony weapons violations and child endangerment, following an investigation into firearms trafficking and the manufacture of so-called "ghost guns".
Cybersecurity experts say the California Department of Justice apparently failed to follow basic security procedures on its website, exposing the personal information of potentially hundreds of thousands of gun owners.
California, which already has some of the nation's toughest gun laws, has added new restrictions on untraceable "ghost guns" and on marketing firearms to minors, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.
The California Department of Justice on Wednesday acknowledged the agency wrongly made public the personal information of perhaps hundreds of thousands of gun owners in up to six state-operated databases, a broader exposure than the agency initially disclosed a day earlier.
California would be the first state to require gun owners to buy liability insurance to cover the negligent or accidental use of their firearms, if lawmakers approve a measure from a Bay Area lawmaker announced Thursday.
In the wake of the recent school massacre in Uvalde, Texas and recent protests urging stronger gun laws, Senators reached a deal on gun safety legislation. Elise Preston reports. (6/12/22)
Oakland Police Department's "Guns to Gardens" gun buy-back on Saturday netted 131 surrendered firearms, the OPD said.
In the wake of numerous mass shootings over the past several weeks, 'March for Our Lives' rallies took place from coast to coast and in several Bay Area cities.
Here in the Bay Area, there is a growing movement to pressure lawmakers to pass tougher gun safety laws. Shawn Chitnis reports. (6-10-22)
While mass shootings get the most press coverage, everyday incidents of gun violence harm communities across the county in similar ways. In Oakland -- a city once infamous for violent crime -- a buyback program hopes to ease that pain.
Residents brought hundreds of unwanted firearms to a gun buyback event held by the city of San Rafael on Saturday, getting them off the streets after the nation was rocked by the school shooting in Texas.
The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday will consider creating an ordinance requiring city gun owners to safely store their firearms in a residence.
Bay Area law enforcement agencies held anonymous gun buyback events on Saturday.
California is spending $11 million on education programs promoting wider use of "red flag" laws that are designed to temporarily take guns away from people who are deemed at risk of harming themselves or others, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.
The city of San Jose on Thursday marked one year since the massacre at the VTA railyard, mourning the nine workers who were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in Bay Area history.
A vigil was held in Foster City on Wednesday to remember the 19 children and two teachers killed in a massacre at a Texas school. Meanwhile, California lawmakers renewed debate on tougher gun laws. Sara Donchey reports. (5/25/22)
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that California's ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under 21 is unconstitutional.
The horrific mass shooting inside a Texas school has schools on heightened alert in the Bay Area while prompting difficult conversations between parents and kids.
