Gov. Newsom vows to appeal the ruling overturning California’s assault weapons ban
also includes statements that feel like they come straight from a gun manufacturer’s advertisements or an NRA pamphlet. “Like the Swiss army knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment,” he wrote. “Good for both home and battle.”
“We’re not backing down from this fight, and we’ll continue pushing for common sense gun laws that will save lives,” he added. Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in the Parkland mass shooting, appeared on CNN to decry the ruling, saying, “My daughter’s in a cemetery… because a Swiss Army knife was not used. Because it was an AR-15.”
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