Following a slew of mass shootings in California over the last month, California Gov. Newsom and other political leaders are announcing on Wednesday new efforts to advance critical gun safety legislation.
He endorsed legislation Wednesday that would ban people from carrying concealed guns into churches, public libraries, zoos, amusement parks, playgrounds, banks and all other privately owned businesses that are open to the public. The rule wouldn’t apply if the business owner puts up a sign that says concealed guns are allowed.
Democratic state Sen. Anthony Portantino, the bill’s author, called that exception "a legal nuance that I think helps it with constitutional muster." "This is not window dressing. This is to put a strong bill on the governor’s desk to withstand a legal challenge that is sure to come," Portantino said.
But a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year struck down those laws, making it easier for people in those states to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. California Democrats tried to pass new rules last year — and they would have succeeded, had it not been for a strategic blunder requiring a two-thirds vote of the Legislature so the bill could take effect immediately. Democrats could not round up enough support, and the bill died.Newsom and legislative Democrats vowed to double down on passing a new law this year.
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