One year ago, our community lost six innocent lives — 14 others were wounded. The community of Santa Barbara grieved. Many will forever remember this senseless act of violence.
On May 12, 2015 — another shooting in Isla Vista. The full story, yet unknown, has one similarity — the use of firearms adjacent to a college campus.
Gaps in the system enabled an emotionally disturbed person in Isla Vista to run amok a year ago. Elected representatives found a way to intervene in similar cases, and AB 1014, the Gun Violence Restraining Order, was passed and signed by Governor Brown. This law enables families or law enforcement to file a court order temporarily limiting a person with an elevated risk of dangerous behavior from owning or purchasing a firearm for one year.