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House passes Carbajal’s bill to fund ‘red flag’ laws Congressman’s legislation is combined with Georgia congresswoman’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Act By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, DSanta Barbara, joined the House of Representatives Thursday in voting 224-202 to pass the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, which supports efforts to keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a threat to others or themselves. The bill was supported by the Democratic majority and five Republicans who broke ranks and crossed the aisle. The Please see BILL on A4
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A Delta High School graduate walks away happily after getting his diploma during commencement Wednesday at the Santa Maria High School football field. More than 300 students graduated, and the class of 2022 received its diplomas during a ceremony that included the honor guard from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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Alpha Resource Center plans to move its donation center next week to the former Sears auto building at La Cumbre Plaza in Santa Barbara.
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The Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara will move its donation center next week to the former Sears auto building at La Cumbre Plaza. The current donation center is an outdoor tent on the nonprofit’s main campus at 4501 Cathedral Oaks Road in Santa Barbara. The center supplies ARC’s two thrift stores at 5624 Hollister Ave. in Goleta and 700 N. Milpas St. in Santa Barbara. All of the proceeds from the stores’ sales support ARC programs, which serve individuals Please see ARC on A4
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(The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday evening to pass the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of gun control bills developed in response to the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas. The House voted on pieces of the legislation separately. Passing the measure sends the gun control legislation to the U..S. Senate, which is in its own discussions over similar measures. The legislation would, among other things, ban certain highcapacity magazines and require an individual be 21 to purchase a semiautomatic rifle. Currently, someone must be 18-years-old to make that purchase. It would also institute new regulations around gun storage and create multiple new criminal penalties. The House Judiciary Committee advanced the bill last week with 19 committee members opposed. According to the office of U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., who chairs that committee, the bill would statutorily ban “the manufacture, sale, or possession of bump stocks for civilian use” and “establish requirements to regulate the storage of firearms on residential premises” and “create criminal penalties for violation of the requirements.” The measures are not expected to get the 60 votes needed to pass the Senate, but it is not impossible. Some Democrats have called for ending the filibuster to pass the legislation, but that position does not have full support. “The filibuster is the only thing that prevents us from total insanity,” said Sen. Joe Manchin, R-W.V., who has been a swing vote on multiple controversial pieces of legislation. “Total insanity.” In response to mass shootings, Republicans have called for an emphasis on mental health
issues, saying they have largely gone unaddressed and been eclipsed by the debate over gun control. The House Oversight Committee held a hearing on the recent gun violence Wednesday, which included testimony from some present at the shootings who relayed the pain of their experiences. At the hearing, Ranking Member on the committee Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., acknowledged the recent violence and also pointed to the rise in violent crime in 2020 in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd and the ensuing riots. He argued this and other violence only accentuates Americans’ right to self-defense. “As elected representatives in Congress, it’s our obligation to work to ensure that these violent crimes and tragedies never happen again,” he said at the hearing. “Americans of all backgrounds should be empowered to defend themselves against rising violence. The increased violence we have witnessed since the summer of 2020 is unacceptable. Murders and aggravated assaults are all up. This is a trend we must work to reverse. “I strongly believe that there is an important place for lawabiding gun owners to serve in protecting themselves, their families, and their communities from violence,” he added. He also pushed for supporting law enforcement to address the rise in violent crime around the country. “I also believe we must continue to empower our law enforcement professionals to serve and protect our communities honorably,” Rep. Comer added. “As I said before, defund the police and soft on crime prosecution policies have been a failure across the board. Efforts to divert violent criminals out of the criminal justice system have failed, leading to the victimization of the very communities those policies were promised to help.”
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House passes extensive gun control measure; future uncertain in Senate By CASEY HARPER
ARC to relocate donation center to former Sears building
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