Weapons
Police, FBI Make Arrests In East Bay Drug And Weapons Sweep
A massive raid in which about 300 law enforcement officers targeted a gang operating out of the Acorn housing project in West Oakland resulted in the arrest of five suspects on gun and drug charges.
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.
Phil Matier: Instagram Helps In Arrest Of SF Gang Members
The San Francisco Police Department is increasingly using social media and online resources to help solve cases.
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.
Fresno Gang Members Arrested, ‘Weapons Warehouse’ Shut Down
Police have arrested a member of Fresno’s notorious Bulldog gang from a house that they say served as a weapons warehouse for other gang members.
Newark Man Accused Of Manufacturing Assault Rifles In Garage
A Newark man was arrested after police said he was manufacturing fully-automatic assault rifles in his garage.
Feds Bust Ammunition Smuggling Attempt At Port Of Oakland
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents recently seized roughly 2,300 rounds of ammunition and the cars used to try to smuggle them out of the country from the Port of Oakland, an agency spokesman said Thursday.
5 Jailed In San Mateo For Meth, Pot, Weapons, Counterfeiting, ID Theft
An alleged attempt to use fraudulent gift cards in a downtown San Mateo store this week led to the arrest of five San Jose residents on counterfeiting, drug and weapon charges.
Weapons Made By 3-D Printers Concern Gun Control Advocates
At least one group, Defense Distributed, is claiming to have created downloadable weapon parts that can be built using the increasingly popular new-generation of printer that can create 3-D objects with moving parts.
Fallout In Sacramento Over Bill To Ban ‘Bullet Button’
A CBS 5 investigation prompted Bay Area State Senator Leland Yee to close what gun control advocates called a giant loophole. But the effort to ban the so-called “bullet button” became a bureaucratic mess and eventually fizzled out.
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