A San Diego man who struck an Asian American police officer and yelled racial insults at the lawman pleaded guilty Wednesday to battery on a police officer and a hate crime allegation.
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State Sen. Catherine Blakespear says the bill would close a "gap" in the existing law, which makes it difficult for police to ensure that people newly prohibited from owning firearms turn them in.