The measures are expected to pass, Berman said, with House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, a Democrat, strongly supporting them. They will next head to the state Senate. The red flag measure has enjoyed support from various senators for months. "Too often, after a mass shooting we learn about all the warning signs people saw from the shooter and wonder why they still had guns," Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin, also a Democrat, said in a statement.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 12, 2018 01:07 UTC