Amid Federal Inaction, California Governor Signs Bill to Enforce Out-of-State Gun Restrictions
Legislation Addresses Lack of Federal Strategy by Honoring and Enforcing Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs) Issued in Other States
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 2617, a measure that will fill the vacuum created by federal inaction on gun violence by ensuring that California honors and enforces gun violence restraining orders (GVROs) issued in other states. AB 2617 is authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), who co-founded the Legislature’s Gun Violence Prevention Working Group, and who has called for broader state-level cooperation on issues related to gun violence.