Petaluma first in county to tighten gun storage law

The city’s new ordinance requires all firearms to be stored under lock and key when inside the home. Petaluma has become the first city in Sonoma County to pass an ordinance tightening the rules on gun storage, in an effort to increase safety and accountability among gun owners and eliminate accidental shootings in homes. The … Continue reading Petaluma first in county to tighten gun storage law

Gun buyback is ‘one tool’ to prevent deaths, injuries by firearm 

Gun violence is a public health crisis in the United States, and an upcoming firearms buyback event in Morgan Hill aims to address the problem by keeping unwanted weapons out of the wrong hands, according to county law enforcement and government officials. Some of that violence has occurred in South County. At a Dec. 2 … Continue reading Gun buyback is ‘one tool’ to prevent deaths, injuries by firearm