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Leland Yee

Everett Basham

Gun Cache, Homemade Bomb Found At Home Of Man Accused In State Senator Threat

Police found 26 guns, thousands of bullets and dozens of high-capacity ammunition magazines at the home of a Santa Clara man charged with threatening to kill a state lawmaker over proposed gun control legislation, according to search warrants unsealed Thursday.

2013/03/28

Everett Basham

Court Documents Reveal Details Of Alleged Threat To State Sen. Yee

A man charged with threatening a California state senator allegedly boasted in an email that he could use his sniper skills to assassinate the politician while hiding in Sacramento.

2013/03/13

Everett Basham

Man Pleads Not Guilty To Threatening State Senator Yee

A Santa Clara man pleaded not guilty Thursday to possessing assault rifles, explosives and bomb-making materials and to threatening a public official in a dispute over gun control.

2013/02/21

Everett Basham

Santa Clara Man Charged With Threatening State Senator Yee

A Santa Clara man was charged Friday with possessing assault weapons, explosives and bomb-making materials after the California Highway Patrol tracked an emailed death threat to Democratic state Sen. Leland Yee of San Francisco.

2013/02/15

Everett Basham

Man Arrested For Leland Yee Death Threats Had Worked For Apple Co-Founder

The man arrested Tuesday on suspicion of threats against California State Senator Leland Yee had a reputation as a skilled engineer who had previously done work for Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak.

2013/02/15

State Senator Leland Yee addresses a death threat made against him. (CBS)

Senator Yee Says Death Threats Won’t Deter Gun Control Efforts

State Sen. Leland Yee said Thursday that a death threat against him that led to the arrest of a Santa Clara County man will not deter him from moving forward with gun control proposals in the Legislature.

2013/02/14

Everett Basham

Santa Clara Man With Bomb Jailed For Threats Against State Senator Yee

A threat to California State Senator Leland Yee has led to the arrest of a Santa Clara man and the confiscation of explosive materials and a loaded handgun, KPIX 5 has confirmed.

2013/02/13

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Double Fine Zones May Become Permanent On SF’s 19th Avenue, Van Ness

State Sen. Leland Yee on Friday introduced legislation permanently extending double fine zones for dangerous stretches of 19th Avenue and Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco.

2013/02/09

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Bay Area Lawmaker Set To Reintroduce ‘Bullet Button’ Legislation

In the wake of the second deadliest massacre in U.S. history, a state senator from the Bay Area will reintroduce a bill that will plug what he calls a major loophole in California’s assault weapons ban.

2013/01/11

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Leland Yee Renews Call For ‘Bullet Button’ Loophole Law

A California lawmaker has said he will introduce legislation aimed at strengthening the state’s restrictions on gun ownership in the wake of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.

2012/12/17

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