California has more gun control than any state and a 17-year-old in custody over the Saturday shooting of San Francisco 49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall.
NBC Bay Area reporter Gia Vang noted, “49ers Ricky Pearsall has been shot in Union Square in an attempted robbery.
According to Sup. Peskin’s office, the suspect is in custody and Ricky is in stable condition. His office has been in touch with Central Command.”
Blood and a shell casing is seen tagged as evidence as police officers secure the area and investigate the scene of a shooting at Union Square in San Francisco on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. Ricky Pearsall, a player with the San Francisco 49ers, was shot late Saturday afternoon in a robbery in Union Square,. Pearsall was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was being treated for his injuries and was expected to survive. The robbery suspect was immediately apprehended and arrested by police. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
She added, “Suspect is a 17-year-old male from Tracy, CA.”
49ers first-round pick Ricky Pearsall walking to the ambulance after being shot today during an attempted robbery in San Francisco.
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— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 1, 2024
California is the No. 1 state for gun control in America. The controls include a red flag law, an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, universal background checks, gun registration requirements, a 10-day waiting period for gun purchases, a limit on the number of guns a law-abiding citizen can buy each month, a ban on licensed concealed carry on college campuses for self-defense, a ban on K-12 teachers and staff being armed for classroom defense, numerous public sensitive places designations which prohibit licensed concealed carry for self-defense. and ammunition controls as well.
Despite all these controls, California was No. 1 for “active shooter incidents” in 2021 and 2023.
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