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Los Angeles Times, 3/10/08
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Though paralyzed from the waist down when shot by a boyfriend she had known since childhood, Alban went on to become a Long Beach prosecutor specializing in domestic abuse cases, a Republican candidate for Assembly, champion for the rights of disabled people and, most recently, mother of a 5-month-old boy. A frequent inspirational speaker, she also has become an ardent gun control proponent.
As Alban settled into the routine of motherhood, however, a dark specter began to haunt her. To help make ends meet, she had moved back to her parents' home, the site of her maiming. There she was astonished to discover her father still clinging to his guns.
"He had them everywhere," she says. "I didn't want them in the house with my baby. We are not a family that can afford to have another tragedy. I pleaded with him for months, but he just wouldn't budge."
Eventually she called a family friend, a police officer, who agreed to store the weapons in a gun locker at his home. For a while, Alban says, it seemed like the problem was solved. Then the family learned that Seymour Alban had taken back the guns and moved them to his medical office in Los Alamitos.
"I don't get it," Julie Alban said. "There's nothing in my life that I love the way he loves those guns."
Several months ago, Los Alamitos police, informed of the situation by Julie's brother, Dr. Joseph Alban, who shares his father's practice, removed two shotguns, a 9-mm handgun and a .32-caliber pistol from the offices on Katella Avenue.
Though no laws had been broken, police spokesman Sgt. Jeff Travis said, the weapons "were being kept in an unsecured manner. They were probably unsafe in that people could have access to them. We took them and booked them for safekeeping."
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Despite the son's opening the door to the police officers, what gave them the right to seize the legally-owned private property? Why wouldn't he have gotten them back as soon as he called his attorney? Maybe he just gave up to keep peace in the family? I'd have kicked my son's ass......
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Though paralyzed from the waist down when shot by a boyfriend she had known since childhood, Alban went on to become a Long Beach prosecutor specializing in domestic abuse cases, a Republican candidate for Assembly, champion for the rights of disabled people and, most recently, mother of a 5-month-old boy. A frequent inspirational speaker, she also has become an ardent gun control proponent.
As Alban settled into the routine of motherhood, however, a dark specter began to haunt her. To help make ends meet, she had moved back to her parents' home, the site of her maiming. There she was astonished to discover her father still clinging to his guns.
"He had them everywhere," she says. "I didn't want them in the house with my baby. We are not a family that can afford to have another tragedy. I pleaded with him for months, but he just wouldn't budge."
Eventually she called a family friend, a police officer, who agreed to store the weapons in a gun locker at his home. For a while, Alban says, it seemed like the problem was solved. Then the family learned that Seymour Alban had taken back the guns and moved them to his medical office in Los Alamitos.
"I don't get it," Julie Alban said. "There's nothing in my life that I love the way he loves those guns."
Several months ago, Los Alamitos police, informed of the situation by Julie's brother, Dr. Joseph Alban, who shares his father's practice, removed two shotguns, a 9-mm handgun and a .32-caliber pistol from the offices on Katella Avenue.
Though no laws had been broken, police spokesman Sgt. Jeff Travis said, the weapons "were being kept in an unsecured manner. They were probably unsafe in that people could have access to them. We took them and booked them for safekeeping."
END QUOTE
Despite the son's opening the door to the police officers, what gave them the right to seize the legally-owned private property? Why wouldn't he have gotten them back as soon as he called his attorney? Maybe he just gave up to keep peace in the family? I'd have kicked my son's ass......
