Authorities said Ponder is listed in the Armed and Prohibited Persons System — a database of Californians known to have had guns who were eventually barred from owning them after being convicted of a felony, exhibiting a history of violence or severe mental illness or for being wanted for a crime. The database, Becerra said, cross-references firearm owners against records of criminal history and restraining orders.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 21, 2018 19:07 UTC