A gun control bill by a congressman from Santa Barbara may make it to the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote next week.
What’s called a red-flag bill would create a grant program to help states create programs allowing the temporary removal of firearms from someone who may pose a danger to themselves, or others. It would also limit firearm sales to identified at-risk individuals.
Democratic Congressman Salud Carbajal has been unsuccessfully pushing for a bill of this type since 2017. The thought is the latest shooting in Texas may improve its chance of passage this time.
Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California is sponsoring a companion Senate version of the legislation. California is one of 19 states which already have a version of the red-flag legislation in place at the state level.
