California Governor Gavin Newsom called for a new Amendment to the US Constitution this week to implement “common sense” limitations on a citizen’s right to own guns.
NEW: I’m proposing the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to help end our nation’s gun violence crisis.
The American people are sick of Congress’ inaction.
The 28th will enshrine 4 widely supported gun safety freedoms — while leaving the 2nd Amendment intact:
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— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 8, 2023
“Our ability to make a more perfect union is literally written into the Constitution,” Newsom said Thursday. “So today, I’m proposing the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to do just that. The 28th Amendment will enshrine in the Constitution commonsense gun safety measures that Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and gun owners overwhelmingly support – while leaving the Second Amendment unchanged and respecting America’s gun-owning tradition.”
His proposal would:
- Raise the minimum age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21.
- Require universal background checks.
- A reasonable waiting period for all purchases.
- Ban the purchase of so-called assault weapons.