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California lieutenant governor unveils gun control ballot measure [View all]
Source: Reuters
US | Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:47pm EDT
California lieutenant governor unveils gun control ballot measure
SAN FRANCISCO | BY RORY CARROLL AND SHARON BERNSTEIN
California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday unveiled a ballot initiative aimed at strengthening the state's gun control laws by banning possession of large-capacity magazines and requiring background checks for ammunition purchases.
Newsom hopes to put the initiative before voters in the November 2016 election.
Speaking in downtown San Francisco at the site of a shooting that killed eight people in 1993, Newsom said elements of the measure, some of which were unable to pass via the legislative process, would be strongly supported by California voters.
"I'll say this to the NRA, ... you can intimidate politicians, we've seen that. Hell, you've been effective. But you can't intimidate the public," said Newsom, referring to the National Rifle Association, the influential gun rights lobby. "That's why we're bringing this directly to the public."
The initiative would also require gun owners to report lost or stolen guns to law enforcement and improve data sharing between the state and the federal government's criminal background check databases.
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California lieutenant governor unveils gun control ballot measure
SAN FRANCISCO | BY RORY CARROLL AND SHARON BERNSTEIN
California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday unveiled a ballot initiative aimed at strengthening the state's gun control laws by banning possession of large-capacity magazines and requiring background checks for ammunition purchases.
Newsom hopes to put the initiative before voters in the November 2016 election.
Speaking in downtown San Francisco at the site of a shooting that killed eight people in 1993, Newsom said elements of the measure, some of which were unable to pass via the legislative process, would be strongly supported by California voters.
"I'll say this to the NRA, ... you can intimidate politicians, we've seen that. Hell, you've been effective. But you can't intimidate the public," said Newsom, referring to the National Rifle Association, the influential gun rights lobby. "That's why we're bringing this directly to the public."
The initiative would also require gun owners to report lost or stolen guns to law enforcement and improve data sharing between the state and the federal government's criminal background check databases.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/16/us-california-guncontrol-ballotmeasure-idUSKCN0S930D20151016
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