on Friday backed legislation that would let private citizens enforce the state’s ban on assault weapons. It’s modeled after a Texas law that lets private citizens enforce that state’s ban on abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
"If Texas can use a law to ban a woman’s right to choose and to put her health at risk, we will use that same law to save lives and improve the health and safety of the people in the state of California," Newsom said at a news conference Friday. Texas and other conservative-led states have tried for years to ban abortions once a heartbeat is detected, at around six weeks of pregnancy, which is sometimes before the person knows they are pregnant. But the states’ attempts have been blocked by the courts.But Texas’ new abortion law is unique in that it bars the government from enforcing the law. The idea is if the government can’t enforce the law, it can’t be sued to block it in court.
That decision incensed Newsom and his Democratic allies in the state Legislature. California has banned the manufacture and sale of assault weapons for decades. But last year, a federal judge overturned that ban. The law is still in place while the state appeals the decision. But the decision inspired Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature to copy Texas’ abortion law, but make it apply to gun makers instead of abortion providers.
How about you respect the constitution?
Private citizens enforcing a weapons ban would mean private citizens would need to be armed with weapons. Doesn't JIVE! But I don't expect anything less from California.
Again, this is an opinion piece mixed with a bad idea
Can private citizens go after car makers, who show their cars obtains top speed in 0 to 60 seconds, encouraging street drag racing,
How are they going to enforce that without…guns?
Kind of curious to see what happens when one of these private citizens tries to enforce this.
Political games playing with peoples rights thru their religious beliefs and their morality shades
Both laws are stupid and unconstitutional
Now if they could just ticket humans shitting in the streets.
Hello, From the media? Hahaha 😄😂😭 IM HSA, a video game 🎯🤣 😂 fan I wanna know if I was a resident wouldn't games be banned 🚫 or policy orders? That's too much nagging.
Should go well
Good we need that law here in Texas since this state is so pro life 😀
Bringing a [insert here] to a gun fight
Lol, half their citizens have moved here!
How are they going to enforce it? With flashlights and whistles Lol. 😂😂
So more will move here then ? 🤦🏽
Come try me
I don't see that going well.
When Newsom first announced this a month or two ago I read through some of the comments in the thread. Amazed me that every single person was 100% for this, and wanted it to extend to suing the ammo manufacturers, the gun companies, and the brokers selling them.
Just another reason people are escaping from California
This ought to be good.
First off, good luck with all that. Second, read how slanted and who wrote this article. An opinion mixed in with an attempt to overreach the constitution.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
So unarmed people are going to try to tell armed people to unarm themselves?!?!?! Good luck with that! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
SCOTUS, which looked the other way when Texas used this technique against abortion, will soon take notice. Kavanaugh will be boofing tonight.
Since when does california care about the right to choose. GavinNewsom is a bafoon