Over a decade ago, California launched a first of its kind to try and keep firearms out of the hands of people who have lost the right to have a gun.
The Armed and Prohibited Persons System has thousands of names and has improved over the years, but recovering guns from those owners isn't as streamlined as it could be.
For more on this, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with Julia Weber, attorney consultant with Giffords Law Center