A red flag law gives courts the authority to temporarily take someone鈥檚 firearms if people near them 鈥� like immediate family, employers, roommates 鈥� have reason to believe that person is dangerous to themselves or others.
Newsom signed which extends that red flag law to people who commit or threaten hate-based violence based on extremist ideology. Bill sponsor and Democratic Assembly member Rick Chavez Zbur told the Senate Committee on Public Safety back in June that the in California makes the expansion necessary.
鈥淐alifornia courts must stay alert to the importance of considering threats of hate-based violence and threats of political violence when temporarily restricting access to guns, thereby preventing needless deaths and potentially saving innocent lives,鈥� he said.
Newsom also signed which extends red flag restrictions to people who recklessly brandish a gun or have a history of stalking or showing cruelty to animals.
Several of the newly signed bills also relate to school shootings. A couple require schools to have in place and . Schools will also have to provide safety information like maps with exits and first aid kit locations over an app or online, thanks to another .
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