(FOX40.COM) \u2014\u00a0California Attorney General Rob Bonta and local law enforcement partners announced Wednesday the arrest of a Stockton suspect identified as a prohibited firearm possessor, along with the seizure of multiple weapons and ammunition.<\/p>\n
The investigation began after authorities flagged the individual through California\u2019s Armed and Prohibited Persons System, which tracks gun owners who were later barred from possessing firearms.<\/p>\n
Agents with the California Department of Justice, working alongside the San Joaquin County Probation Department, determined the suspect owned illegal weapons.<\/p>\n
During the service of a search warrant, officials said agents seized a revolver, a shotgun, a standard-capacity magazine and approximately 330 rounds of ammunition of various calibers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn our efforts to retrieve one gun from a prohibited individual, we uncovered an additional illegal firearm,\u201d Bonta said in a statement, emphasizing the role of the system in enhancing public safety.<\/p>\n
The suspect was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail and faces charges related to possession of firearms in violation of a court order.<\/p>\n
Authorities did not immediately release the suspect\u2019s name.<\/p>\n
California established the Armed and Prohibited Persons System in 2006, becoming the first state to create a database designed to identify individuals who legally obtained firearms but later became prohibited from owning or possessing them.<\/p>\n
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