San Francisco, CA - Charges force Mirkarimi to turn over firearms

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Charges force Mirkarimi to turn over firearms

By: Joshua Sabatini (http://www.sfexaminer.com/people/joshua-sabatini) | 01/24/12 11:07 PM
SF Examiner Staff Writer

Court records show Mirkarimi surrendered three handguns: A Sig Sauer P229, a Beretta 92G, and a Smith & Wesson Model 19 .357-caliber magnum revolver. Even though he’s now sheriff, it may surprise some that Ross Mirkarimi owns several guns.

As a longtime member of the progressive bloc on the Board of Supervisors, Mirkarimi was a vocal advocate of gun control.

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San Francisco sheriff keeps gun, but will he keep his job?

By msnbc.com staff and news services

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was sentenced Monday to serve one day in jail after pleading guilty to one count of "false imprisonment" for a New Year’s Eve spat with his wife, Eliana Lopez, during which he bruised her arms.

Mirkarimi also received three months' probation and was ordered to take part in anger management counseling. A temporary stay-away order preventing him from contact with his wife and toddler son remains in place.

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http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/19/10764286-san-francisco-sheriff-keeps-gun-but-will-he-keep-his-job

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San Francisco mayor suspends sheriff

By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 10:46 PM EDT, Tue March 20, 2012

(CNN) -- San Francisco's mayor said Tuesday he was suspending the city's sheriff, who pleaded guilty earlier this month to falsely imprisoning his wife.

"After a careful review of the city charter and the evidence before me, I am suspending and formally charging Ross Mirkarimi with official misconduct," Mayor Edwin Lee said in a statement.

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/20/justice/california-sheriff/index.html?hpt=ju_c2

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