The SAPD’s police detectives will track down suspects even when they are in other cities. Case in point, recently SAPD gang detectives initiated an investigation of an individual suspected of illegally possessing firearms.
The gang detectives initiated a search warrant for the suspect’s residence, in Fountain Valley. The search warrant was served without incident, and during the search of the suspect’s residence the detectives successfully located two firearms and ammunition.
The suspect was arrested and booked at the Santa Ana Jail for firearm-related charges.
In another recent case SAPD patrol officers stopped a vehicle for traffic violations.
The vehicle’s two occupants were detained and upon further investigation two “ghost guns” were located.
Both of the suspects were arrested and booked at the Santa Ana Jail for firearm violations.
California law now generally treats the sale, transfer, and manufacture of both completed and unfinished frames or receivers (defined as “firearm precursor parts”) the same way state law treats the sale, transfer, and manufacture of fully assembled guns. Among other things, this means that the sale and transfer of ownership of unfinished frames or receivers in California must now generally be conducted by or through a licensed firearms dealer, pursuant to requirements such as an in-person ID check, background check, sale record, firearm safety certificate check, bulk purchase limitations, and waiting periods. This also means that all people who are legally disqualified from purchasing or obtaining fully assembled firearms (due to age, criminal history, court order, etc.) are legally disqualified from purchasing or obtaining both completed and unfinished frames or receivers as well, according to the Giffords Law Center.
