Opinion: As San Diego city attorney, here's why I value gun violence restraining orders [Opinion]
Three years ago, an angry employee at a San Diego hospital was plotting revenge against management. At home, he had amassed a small arsenal: 11 guns and 13,000 rounds of ammunition. At work, he hacked into the hospital security system that controlled the opening and locking of doors. He shared with frightened co-workers the names of those who wished to kill.
When I read about a mass shooting elsewhere in our country, I wonder whether the killer signaled his intentions to the extent we could have obtained a GVRO had he lived here. Often the answer is yes. But not every city is like San Diego, where we act quickly to intervene in crisis situations by removing guns and allowing potential perpetrators the opportunity to get the help they need.
And the citizens of San Diego — the unsung heroes in most GVRO cases — are not resigned to living in a world where gun violence is the norm. They report violent conduct and lethal threats by people with access to guns, knowing that GVROs are a tool for law enforcement to prevent violence, rather than just deal with its aftermath.
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