A group of reserve law enforcement officers has sued Atty. A letter from the bureau said reserve officers may use department-assigned assault weapons but may not own them for personal use. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles by the California Reserve Peace Officers Assn., says state law permits part-time sworn officers and deputies to have semiautomatic rifles if authorized by their departments. About 600 law enforcement agencies in California, including the Los Angeles police and L.A. County sheriff’s departments, employ 5,000 reserve officers. Kevin Bernzott, chief executive of the reserve officers association, owns an institutional money management company and works about half-time for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 04, 2016 17:44 UTC