Dec. 3, 2024

For Immediate Release

Redwood City –  San Mateo County supervisors on Tuesday extended a program credited with removing 461 pistols, rifles and shotguns from people who pose a threat.

Supervisors pledged $600,000 to a task force charged with removing firearms from people who are prohibited from having them, either because of a civil restraining order or a felony charge. The Gun Relinquishment Task Force will now be funded through November 2026.

“Everyone deserves to live free from the fear of gun violence,” said Supervisor Dave Pine, who sponsored the funding request with Supervisor Noelia Corzo. “California has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation. But those laws alone cannot protect vulnerable people from someone with easy access to a gun. This program will save lives.”

The need is urgent, Corzo said as she addressed members of the task force at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.

“I’ve been to several domestic violence death review team meetings. They are always difficult and there will always be cases where removing guns was not enough. But I feel really strongly that without this program, and you doing the work, we would have more of those meetings,” Corzo said.

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