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Source: Associated Press
Gov. Jerry Brown signs California gun restriction
By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press | September 30, 2014 | Updated: September 30, 2014 10:55pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California will become the first state that allows family members to ask a judge to remove firearms from a relative who appears to pose a threat, under legislation Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday he had signed.
The bill was proposed by several Democrats and responds to a deadly rampage in May near the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Relatives of the victims and other supporters of the bill said the parents of 22-year-old Elliot Rodger were thwarted in their attempts to seek help for their troubled son before the rampage.
Supporters had said such a measure could have prevented the attacks, winning out over critics who said it would erode gun rights.
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