A liberal organization says Gov. Gavin Newsom’s, D-Calif., proposal to curb gun rights through a new amendment to the Constitution is “offensive” grandstanding.
“I find it really frustrating as a liberal because we all know this is never gonna happen,” Lara Smith of The Liberal Gun Club told Fox News Digital. “I think it’s grandstanding and I find it offensive.”
‘THIS IS GRANDSTANDING,’ LIBERAL GUN CLUB SPOKESPERSON SAYS OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S PROPOSAL:
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Newsom unveiled his proposal for the 28th Amendment to the Constitution on Thursday morning.
“The 28th Amendment will enshrine in the Constitution common sense gun safety measures that Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and gun owners overwhelmingly support – while leaving the 2nd Amendment unchanged and respecting America’s gun-owning tradition,” the California Democrat said in a press release.
Newsom’s proposed amendment would not abolish the Second Amendment, which protects the right to bear firearms. However, it would increase the federal minimum age to buy a gun from 18 to 21, mandate universal background checks, implement a waiting period for all gun purchases, and ban so-called “assault weapons.”
The proposal largely mirrors California’s own gun control laws, which are among the strictest in the nation. His four agenda items also had wide support among American voters in a recent Fox News poll.
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“California’s nation-leading gun safety laws serve as a valuable blueprint for other states and Congress to save lives,” the press release from Newsom’s office reads. “California’s gun safety laws work.”
The Golden State has one of the lowest rates of firearm mortality in the country, according to 2021 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The same CDC data showed New Hampshire — which received an F score on its gun laws from the pro-gun control Giffords Law…
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