Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler told The Epoch Times that his office’s top priority in 2023 is illegal handgun prosecution.
The number of illegal gun cases at the office saw a slight uptick in 2022 from the previous year, from 96 to 99, after having been on a downward trajectory in years, he said last month.
Going forward, only district attorneys with at least eight years of prosecuting experience will be assigned to gun cases, and at their disposal are all technologies available at the office.
Such technologies include DNA analysis and fingerprint and facial recognition.
“I’m announcing these changes in order to enhance our prosecution of these cases, so we can drill down and focus on the select group of people that want to carry guns and use them in crimes,” Hoovler said….