Posts by Caroff Writer

California has some of the strictest gun control laws and, for firearm owners, it has become increasingly important to know where you can carry a gun legally. The 1995 California Gun-Free Zone Act, or Penal Code § 626.9 PC, makes it a crime to knowingly possess a loaded or unloaded firearm in a school zone.…

In the state of California, a restraining order is a court order that protects a person from harassment, abuse, stalking or threats by another person. It includes three primary orders – a stay-away/no-contact order preventing a respondent from contacting the protected person; preventing a respondent from coming within a specific number of yards from the…