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Orange County Board directs staff to draft secure gun-storage ordinance after 3–2 vote

Orange County Board of Supervisors · June 25, 2024
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The board voted 3–2 on June 25 to direct county counsel to draft an ordinance defining secure gun storage for residences in unincorporated Orange County, following public testimony and debate over scope, enforceability and constitutionality.

Orange County supervisors on Tuesday voted 3–2 to direct county counsel to draft an ordinance that would require firearms kept in residences in unincorporated areas to be stored locked or disabled.

Supervisor Katrina Foley, who authored the measure, said the ordinance would clarify what responsible gun ownership means and close statewide gaps that require safe storage only in homes with children. “If one gun owner locks up their gun as a…

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