California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing an amendment to the United States Consitution that would enshrine into law regulations on guns, including implementing universal background checks and raising the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that would enshrine into law gun regulations including universal background checks and raising the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21, his latest foray into national politics.
"The gun lobby says we can't stop the carnage America now experiences every day without violating the 2nd Amendment – that thoughts and prayers are the best we can do ... that's a lie," Newsom said in a statement."In this country, we do have the power to change things. That power is written into the Constitution, and today we're using it to end America's gun violence crisis.
Amending the Constitution requires either approval from two-thirds of the members of Congress or for 33 states to support the effort and call for holding a constitutional convention. Newsom said he plans to try to win approval from other states rather than Congress, though Republicans hold more power in statehouses across the country.that the proposal is in response to the courts rolling back several gun safety laws.
Newsom, who handily won re-election in 2022, said he will run his efforts through his new political action committee, Campaign for Democracy. He ended his last campaign with more than $16 million left in his political account, some of which will be spent on his new effort.
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