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Newsom hasn’t been able to turn the 20-year failure around. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2001, California passed a first-of-its-kind law to create a database of residents who had become prohibited from owning firearms. Whether through criminal conduct or mental health issues, these individuals would be included on a list dubbed the \u201cArmed and Prohibited Persons System\u201d (APPS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The database is made possible by the state\u2019s firearm registration and universal background check systems, and the California Department of Justice hoped local law enforcement and state agents would be able to use APPS to confiscate firearms from those deemed unfit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately for Golden State gun grabbers, the program has been an abject failure\u2014and its problems are only getting worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news outlet CalMatters published this week a lengthy article<\/a> highlighting the program\u2019s worst failings, and they sum it up like this: \u201c\u2026what seemed at the time like a straight-forward approach to the enforcement of existing gun laws has instead become mired in chronic shortcomings, failing for years to make good on its potential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full piece is worth a read, but CalMatters revealed (sometimes unintentionally, it seems) how the APPS system is used to harass gun owners and violate their privacy rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since government agencies maintain the APPS list, CalMatters was able to obtain personal information of some of the current and former gun owners included in the database. But as CalMatters admits, not everyone on the list is supposed to be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: New California Law Imposes Court Process for Confiscating Guns<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some people who appear in the APPS database have already surrendered their firearms. Others are only there due to administrative errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven when the information is correct, some people might be on the list because of an apparent misunderstanding or paperwork issue, not because they\u2019re trying to illegally keep their guns,\u201d the outlet reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Law enforcement agents sometimes devote time and resources to confiscating firearms only to find that the database has given them faulty information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe work-intensive process and outmoded technology has led some in law enforcement to question the database\u2019s reliability. They say they\u2019ve discovered errors during field operations and that investigations based on the list are a waste of resources,\u201d according to CalMatters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then there\u2019s simple bureaucratic incompetence. Some officials estimate that there are 24,000 people in the APPS database who have not surrendered their firearms. But CalMatters reports (towards the bottom of the article) that even this number is mostly guesswork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs it stands now, the department can\u2019t even determine the precise breadth of the backlog, including how many cases have remained unresolved for more than six months,\u201d they say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are multiple causes for the backlog. CalMatters discovered that many local police departments do not even know about the database. They also note that judges often do not ensure that their gun confiscation orders are carried out, and agents at the California DOJ can\u2019t keep up with the constant stream of new prohibited persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: CA Gov. Gavin Newsom: \u2018We have the ability to do martial law\u2026if necessary\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What many gun owners may not know is that just being on the list doesn\u2019t give law enforcement the right to confiscate firearms. According to CalMatters, agents must acquire probable cause that a person still possesses a gun in order to obtain a search warrant. If an individual simply denies owning a firearm, the investigation may end right there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One agency told CalMatters that they gave up on confiscating firearms after one night of work, calling it \u201ca waste of resources that could be directed toward more pressing violent crime problems.\u201d Some people provided proof that their guns had been sold long ago, while others claimed they had gotten rid of them but could provide no evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was just no way to verify,\u201d one agent said, adding that the state \u201chas no idea who has guns and who\u2019s turned them in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program\u2019s sorry track record has made it difficult for anti-gun advocates to justify its continued existence. According to CalMatters, \u201cGun control advocates struggled to identify shootings that might have been prevented had authorities successfully retrieved firearms,\u201d and the outlet did not report on any specific instances.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One spokesperson for the anti-gun group Giffords may have unintentionally summed up how most law-abiding gun owners feel about gun control efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very frustrating to see that we have such a hard time implementing firearms removals in situations where we have all the information in front of us,\u201d she said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t give the public a lot of confidence in our ability to tackle a lot of these more complex firearm issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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