A year ago, the San Mateo County launched the Gun Violence Prevention Program, a targeted effort to take firearms out of the hands of people with domestic violence, gun violence, and other civil restraining orders against them.
On the program's first anniversary, county officials, courts and law enforcement officials reported that between Oct. 1, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2023, the Superior Court granted 403 civil restraining orders, 65 of which included requirements to relinquish firearms.
Of these, the Court processed 48 “proof of compliance forms,” meaning the firearms were voluntarily surrendered and documented.