Antioch considers tightening gun safety rules

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Antioch voting to require firearms be stored safely in homes

Antioch City Council is expected to pass stricter gun safety rules on Tuesday.

The ordinance under consideration would require firearms to be stored in a locked container or disabled with a safety device in a gun owner's home.

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Several Bay Area cities, including Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda, have similar gun storage rules.

State law already makes it illegal to store a loaded firearm where it could be accessed by a child or person who is prohibited from owning guns.

San Jose is also set to vote Tuesday on a strict new gun law that would be the first of its kind in the nation. If it passes, the law would require gun-owning households to maintain liability insurance and pay an annual fee.