According to reports, a Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint in Tustin, California, where President Joe Biden was off duty and campaigning with former President Barack Obama and several other celebrities.
CBS News report The off-duty agent’s bag was stolen “around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night.”
The officer then drew his own gun and fired at the suspected robber, but it is unclear whether the suspect was hit. The suspect fled the scene.
USA Today I got it. The suspect is believed to have fled the scene in a “2004-2006 silver Infiniti FX35 or similar vehicle.”
On Saturday, June 15, 2024, at approximately 9:36 p.m., Tustin Police Officers responded to a call of a possible robbery…
Contributor Tustin Police Department upon Monday, June 17, 2024
California has the strictest gun laws of any state in the U.S., including universal background checks, red flag laws, a 10-day waiting period for gun purchases, firearms registration requirements, an “assault weapons” ban, a ban on concealed carry for self-defense on college campuses, a ban on primary and secondary school teachers being allowed to carry arms for self-defense, limits on the number of guns a law-abiding citizen can purchase in any given month, and ammunition restrictions.
Despite these gun restrictions, California led the nation in “active shooter” incidents in 2021.
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