According to Firearm Chronicles
While San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore has surprised a lot of Second Amendment supporters by not attempting to shut down gun stores during California’s shelter-in-place order, virtually no one is shocked that San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott is doing all she can to remove firearms from homes thanks to the state’s red flag law. The city attorney’s office says nearly 50 Extreme Risk Protection Orders have been filed since early March.
Fox 5 in San Diego reports that Elliott’s office has been busy, with 20 of the red flag orders filed since April 1st. “Law enforcement is taking threats of violence during this pandemic very seriously and dangerous behavior will not be excused as an unavoidable result of intense anxiety or confinement to close quarters,” City Attorney Mara W. Elliott said. “If you or a loved one are threatened by a person who has access to firearms, please contact the police immediately.” Among the recent cases are two active-duty Marines, one of whom purchased firearms and told family members he was going to shoot child traffickers and another who said in a social media post that he wanted to go to his old high school and shoot people who were “mean” to him, according to the City Attorney’s Office.
Other ERPO orders have been granted against people who are accused of domestic violence, according to Elliott’s office.
One man beat his pregnant girlfriend in front of their toddler and was arrested by police. In another case, an 82-year-old man with dementia was arrested and served with a GVRO after attacking his wife when she refused to withdraw $100,000 from their bank account. A pair of brothers came to blows and threats of gun violence while arguing over the care of their elderly parents, according to the City Attorney’s Office.