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Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal

Aug. 21, 2019

Issuing a gun violence restraining order in California

This article describes the scope and the circumstances under which a court will issue a GVRO. It also identifies several technical shortcomings with the existing laws.

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

Dean Hansell

Judge
Los Angeles Court Superior Court

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 1977

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Marina Melikyan

JD Candidate
Southwestern Law School

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The recent shootings in El Paso, Dayton and Gilroy have generated new discussion about national and state red flag gun laws. Red flag laws permit law enforcement officers or immediate family members to petition a court to order the tempo...

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