An 18-year-old Belmont man was arrested for possession of a machine gun, other firearms offenses and possession of narcotics for sale, San Mat…
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On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country's police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed. The plastic 3D-printed replica pistols were presented during Patel's visit in July to open the FBI's first standalone office in New Zealand. The country's law enforcement agencies told The Associated Press about the gifts and why they were illegal to possess Tuesday. New Zealand law treats inoperable weapons as operable if they can be modified to work, and regulators deemed these operable. The FBI declined to comment.
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A Half Moon Bay traffic stop for reckless driving led to the discovery of guns and ammunition over the weekend, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s…
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Community members turned in almost 250 firearms at an anonymous gun buyback event hosted by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office in Belmont o…
A federal appeals court says a California law requiring background checks to buy bullets is unconstitutional. Voters passed the law in 2016 and it took effect in 2019. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling on Thursday upheld a 2024 decision by a lower court that found that the state law violates the Second Amendment. Last year, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez decided that the law was unconstitutional because if people can't buy bullets, they can't use their guns for self-defense. Many states, including California, make people pass a background check before they can buy a gun. California went a step further by requiring a background check every time people buy bullets.
A 20-year-old Antioch man was arrested Thursday after San Mateo police discovered a modified, fully automatic handgun during a routine traffic…
San Mateo County residents can turn in unwanted firearms to the Sheriff’s Office for a cash incentive — and the knowledge they’ve properly dis…
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A 44-year-old Union City man’s arrest has led to the recovery of stolen property from multiple storage unit burglaries, San Mateo police say.
A split Supreme Court has rejected a pair of gun rights cases, though one conservative justice predicts the court will soon consider whether assault weapons bans are constitutional. The majority did not explain its reasoning in turning down the cases over high-capacity magazines and guns like the AR-15, which are popular weapons that have also been used in mass shootings. Justice Brett Kavanaugh indicated Monday he's skeptical that the bans are constitutional and said he expects the court to return to the issue soon. The decisions in cases from Maryland and Rhode Island come three years after the high court handed down a landmark ruling that expanded Second Amendment rights.
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Two people pulled over for their vehicle's window tint were arrested in San Mateo last week after they allegedly got caught with a gun and ecs…
