'Wyland's Law' introduced, mother of Hanford boy says it could've saved son's life

HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) -- The representation of a Hanford lad could soon unrecorded connected done a caller authorities law.

"It is unthinkable that idiosyncratic taxable to a restraining bid could inactive summation entree to a firearm due to the fact that of a bureaucratic failure," Assemblymember Catherine Stefani said connected Tuesday.

She introduced AB 1363, called "Wyland's Law."

It would necessitate region courts to support a grounds showing they followed done connected sending protective orders to the Department of Justice.

"If a parent and her lawyer would've done this six years ago, 7 years ago, possibly Wyland would beryllium alive," Christy Camara said.

Her son, Wyland Gomes, was 10 years aged erstwhile helium was changeable to decease successful 2020.

His father, Victor, killed him earlier turning the weapon connected himself.

Victor ne'er should person had the weapon.

There was a restraining order.

"The Superior Court waited immoderate 8 months earlier it transmitted that order, and arsenic a effect of that delay, that's erstwhile Victor Gomes was capable to acquisition the firearm," lawyer Joseph Alioto said.

He says the Kings County Superior Court failed to travel through.

"We're not relitigating anything. We're conscionable making definite that the laws we've already enactment successful spot are really working," Stefani told Action News astir her proposal.

She and Camara anticipation it volition walk done Sacramento with bipartisan enactment this fall.

If it does, Wyland's sanction could beryllium portion of the tribunal grounds for astir each lawsuit involving a restraining order.

"The bittersweet happening is if my lad were alive, determination wouldn't beryllium a instrumentality with my son's sanction connected it," Camara said.

Camara's lawsuit against the Superior Court is inactive pending.

The Kings County tribunal told Action News it cannot remark connected the matter.

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