Newsom Moves Forward With Gun Control Bill Modeled After Texas Abortion Ban
Summary from the AllSides News Team
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently expressed support for a series of gun control bills to allow private citizens to sue the gun industry in an effort to stop them from selling certain weapons, mimicking the structure of Texas' Heartbeat Act that bans most abortions.
The bill would allow people to sue individuals who violate California’s ban of certain weapons by engaging in "unfair business practices" or knowingly selling firearms to people who can’t legally own them. Newsom first proposed the legislation back in December in response to the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Texas abortion law to remain in effect. "We can be on the defense complaining about it or we can play by those rules," Newsom said during a press conference in San Diego, while also expressing confidence that the Supreme Court could not overturn the law if passed.
Some left-and center-rated outlets such as The Associated Press (Center bias) noted how Newsom’s proposed legislation is "exactly what gun rights groups feared would happen" if the Supreme Court allowed the Texas law to stay in effect, which is "why the Firearms Policy Coalition opposed that law at the high court." Some right-rated outlets such as Fox News (Right bias) linked the increased homicide rates in Los Angeles and other areas to certain events such as when progressives took over in criminal justice leadership positions and when "the 'defund police' movement picked up steam."
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From the Right
California bill to allow citizens to enforce gun ban modeled after Texas heartbeat bill draws Newsom's supportCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed a Democratic proposal to allow citizens to sue their neighbors and businesses to enforce Golden State gun control – modeled after a Texas heartbeat bill that has been praised on the right and reviled by the left.
The pro-life legislation in Texas allows citizens to enforce an abortion ban by suing providers and anyone else involved in helping a woman end her pregnancy after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
"It’s time to go on the offensive with new measures that empower individuals to hold irresponsible and negligent gun industry actors to...
From the Left
Newsom wants to let private California citizens sue gun dealers, similar to Texas abortion banIf the U.S. Supreme Court will allow private citizens in Texas to sue over abortion, it ought to allow private citizens in California to sue over gun violence, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
The governor on Friday backed a series of bills aimed at tightening gun control rules and closing ghost gun loopholes. Among them are two bills that would allow individuals to take action against the gun industry.
Newsom first brought up the idea in December after Texas lawmakers passed a bill allowing private citizens to sue people who get...
From the Center
California Moves Forward With Gun Control Bill That Mimics Structure Of Texas Abortion BanCalifornia officials on Friday threw their weight behind legislation that would let private citizens sue firearm manufacturers and distributors if they violate the state’s assault weapons ban or other gun control measures—the first state effort to mimic the structure of Texas’ near-total ban on abortions for a different political issue.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announced Assembly Bill 1594 (AB 1594) Friday and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) spoke out in support of it at a press conference, promoting the legislation after the governor first suggested it in December and...
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