The April 2019 edition of the PORAC Law Enforcement News published David E. Mastagni’s article explaining why A.B. 392 is a threat to safe communities and would unconstitutionally impair peace officers’ right of self-defense and defense of others. The article titled, “Modernizing Use of Force on Our Terms” details how the ACLU’s strident desire to criminalize law enforcement derailed discussions over consensus legislation and prompted law enforcement leaders to sponsor S.B. 230 to bring California police standards and training into the 21st century.
