Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – The Arcata City Council has directed staff to develop an ordinance requiring firearm owners to store their weapons in a secure location in their homes. While an established body of state law already prohibits various forms of negligent firearm storage, a city staff report states that “many…
Council going ahead with Arcata gun law, but it’ll be a while
Mad River Union ARCATA – The Arcata City Council last week considered a possible ordinance requiring Arcata firearms owners to store their weapons unloaded and locked up in a safe or locker. No action was taken other than to direct staff to develop language for future consideration. That may be done in conjunction with the…
Reckless shooting leads to arrest of a felon
EPD EUREKA – On Tuesday, Aug. 25 at about 5:35 p.m., the Eureka Police Department Communications Center received multiple reports of shots heard around the 1100 block of E Street. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate anything suspicious. At about 6:45 p.m., more calls started to come in about shots heard in…
Man claims he shot himself, but won’t say where the gun is
Mad River Union FIELDBROOK – The Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a firearm that a man claims he accidently shot himself with. At 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, deputies were dispatched to Davenport Lane in Fieldbrook, regarding a 43-year-old male who claimed that he had shot himself. When deputies…