California law enforcement confiscated 54 “ghost guns” last year from people who can’t legally own firearms, a 38 percent jump in the number of the hard-to-trace weapons seized since 2021 under a state program, officials said Monday. The ghost guns—privately made firearms without a serial number—were part of nearly 1,500 guns taken statewide last year…
54 Ghost Guns Seized as Part of California’s Gun Protection Program
April 5, 2023
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California DOJ Unintentionally Exposed Gun Owners’ Data: Report
December 1, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—California’s Department of Justice mistakenly posted the names, addresses, and birthdays of nearly 200,000 gun owners on the internet because officials didn’t follow policies or understand how to operate their website, according to an investigation released Wednesday. The investigation, conducted by an outside law firm hired by the California Department of Justice, found that personal…
California AG Bonta Details Fentanyl Seizures & Arrests Since April 2021
October 12, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—California Attorney General Rob Bonta Oct. 12 announced the seizure of over 4 million fentanyl pills and almost 900 pounds of fentanyl powder, along with over 200 related arrests throughout the state since April 2021. “Throughout the nation, we continue to address the impacts of the opioid crisis, and have in recent years seen…
California Attorney General to Investigate Los Angeles Redistricting Process After Audio Leak
October 12, 2022
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State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Oct. 12 that his office will investigate the City of Los Angeles’s redistricting process—in light of the recent leak of a racially charged conversation between three city councilors and the head of a labor union. The investigation is the latest development in the public’s reaction to the recording that was…
California Sues Amazon, Alleging Antitrust Law Violations
September 15, 2022
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California is suing Amazon, accusing the company of violating the state’s antitrust and unfair competition laws by stifling competition and engaging in practices that push sellers to maintain higher prices on products on other sites. The 84-page lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Francisco Superior Court mirrors another complaint filed last year by the District of…
California Bans State-Funded Travel to Georgia for Restricting Boys From Girls’ Sports
August 22, 2022
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Aug. 19 an immediate ban on state-funded travel to Georgia for passing a law that prohibits biological boys from competing in girls’ school sports. Bonta called Georgia’s recently enacted education bill House Bill 1084 “transphobic.” California’s list now includes 22 states. Arizona will be added to the list at…
AG Bonta Announces $5 Million to Aid in Gun Seizures From ‘Prohibited Individuals’
August 5, 2022
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Aug. 3 his office is allocating $5 million to assist Sheriff’s departments across the state in seizing weapons and ammunition from people who had previously purchased a firearm and have since become legally prohibited from possessing them. “In the United States in 2022, there have been more mass shootings…
AG Bonta: OC Supervisors Can Represent Old Districts Until Next Election
July 23, 2022
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Orange County supervisors can continue to represent constituents in the districts where they were first elected before the county’s adoption of redrawn district maps, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Supervisor Katrina Foley raised the question after she was required to start representing new cities following the county’s redistricting process. The Board of Supervisors…
AG Bonta: 1.5 Million California Renters at Risk of Eviction
July 22, 2022
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As many as 1.5 million renters in California are facing eviction and continue to struggle paying rent after many COVID-19 rent moratoriums ended, according to state Attorney General Rob Bonta. Bonta’s office has issued guidelines asking law enforcement across the state not to respond to illegal attempts to remove non-paying tenants (pdf). “Nearly 1.5 million…
Woke California AG Tells Gun-Permitting Officials to Deny Applicants Based on Politics
July 11, 2022
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After the Supreme Court’s landmark Second Amendment ruling in June, California’s attorney general encouraged law enforcement officials in the state to deny firearm carry permits to individuals with a history of “hatred and racism”—whether expressed in social media posts or elsewhere. The problem, critics say, is that in these politically polarized times defining hatred and…
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