Posted February 28, 2018 1:30 pm by Comments

By Chris Eger

California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher joined a host of other Democrats in a press conference this week in an effort to publicize a new campaign for more gun regulations in the state. (Photo: Screengrab via California Assembly Network)
“We are going to attack this problem from every single side we see possible,” said Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher when talking about a bevy of budding additions to California’s gun laws.
The bills, some filed weeks ago, were highlighted at a press conference this week by their sponsors, all Democrats in the California Assembly. As each lawmaker spoke about their proposed legislation, they cited a recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida as an impetus behind the move to bring more gun regulations to the state. The proposals range from expanding extreme risk protection orders to modifying gun “buybacks” and further tweaking the ever-evolving definition of what constitutes an “assault weapon” in the state.
“While I am proud to say that California is home to some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, you know there is still work to be done,” said Assemblyman Bill Quirk of Hayward.
The bills:
Assemblyman David Chiu, a San Fransisco area lawmaker who has been authoring

Source: Guns.com

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