In response to recent mass shootings, Santa Clara County announced a major expansion of a gun violence restraining order program, more than quadrupling the staff from five to 23 people.
"California has some of the most robust and extensive gun laws in the country. But they need to be meaningful; they need to be effective," said prosecutor James Gibbons-Shapiro with the district attorney's office.
"We need to up our capacity so that every time someone makes a threat, that we have the resources to get that court order and to remove the guns from that person," he said.
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