Gun Control

Bay Area Startup Creates Technology To Let Gun Owners Remotely Disable Weapons

A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a cellphone controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved—and disable it remotely.

2013/05/21

Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, where a gunman opened fire and killed five schoolchildren on January 17, 1989. (CBS)

Stockton School Shooting Survivors On Differing Sides Of Gun Debate

When a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut late last year, it sent a shudder and a flashback through the people of Stockton.

2013/05/14

Oakland Tries To Circumvent California Gun Control Rules

A public hearing was scheduled for Friday in Oakland to discuss a proposed state law that would allow Oakland to essentially circumvent California’s existing gun regulations in favor of something one city councilwoman suggested is better suited for violence-plagued Oakland.

2013/05/13

Cube® 3D Printers for sale at Staples. (Staples/Cube)

Larry Magid: 3-D Printers Available In Stores; Safety Concerns Raised

Staples has become the first big-box retailer to start selling 3-D printers despite concerns they can be used to print a working gun.

2013/05/07

Agents with the California Department of Justice search for people who have lost the right to carry firearms, as part of the Armed and Prohibitive Persons Program. (CBS)

Calif. Agents Detail Risks Of Seizing Guns From Felons, Mentally Ill

Since the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, agents for the California Department of Justice have ramped up seizures of guns from people who have lost the right to carry firearms, particularly those who are mentally disturbed.

2013/05/04

Gov. Brown Signs Bills To Speed Up Gun Seizures

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation expanding the ability of state agents to seize firearms from nearly 20,000 Californians who are not allowed to have them.

2013/05/01

Residents pay tribute to the victims of an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 15, 2012. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Redwood City Conference Seeks Way To Prevent More School Shootings

A first-of-its-kind conference in Redwood City on Monday sought to address school shootings and looks for solutions in how to prevent them.

2013/04/29

NorCal County May Give Nation Glimpse Of Stricter Gun Laws

California has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. KPIX 5 went to the gun buying capital of California to see how the laws are working in practice.

2013/04/27

Weapons surrendered during a gun buyback program on December 15, 2012 in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

California Senate OKs Spending $24M For Gun Seizures

State lawmakers have sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that would provide more money for a state program that confiscates guns from felons, those deemed mentally unstable and others who are prohibited from owning them.

2013/04/22