Proposed CA law would let private citizens enforce weapons ban

[HiredHand]

I recall a few people in and around the firearms community being concerned that the Texas Abortion law might have consequences for the 2A community. I suppose it was only a matter of time.

“California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Friday letting private citizens in his state sue gun makers to stop them from selling assault weapons just as Texas lets its residents sue abortion providers to stop the procedures, then essentially dared the U.S. Supreme Court to treat both issues the same.”

California bill would have citizens enforce weapons ban

A California bill would allow private citizens to go after gun makers in the same way Texas allows them to sue abortion providers. Democratic Gov.

apnews.com

 

[trekrok]

I don't like the texas law primarily for this reason. It seemed like a silly end-around that had high potential of unintended consequences.

 

[garytx]

I don't like the texas law primarily for this reason. It seemed like a silly end-around that had high potential of unintended consequences.

Too many far right wing morons don't understand how this loophole legislation will be used by others against them. As predicted, California is the first to use the same method against the 2nd Amendment. I vote in the R primaries but am more of a "leave me the heck alone conservative". Things in this country are going to get more contentious before it gets better.

 

[okcBob]

I think the difference here is there is not a constitutional amendment for abortion. The CA law would most likely be ruled unconstitutional by scotus

 

[sherrick13]

One is a Constitutional Protection and one is not. CA would just infringe anyway. Quit blaming TX.

 

[Gideon]

Too many far right wing morons don't understand how this loophole legislation will be used by others against them.

The right has the opposite problem. They have no idea how to actually use power, avoiding taking any action while saying "BUT WHAT IF THEY DO THE SAME TO US?"
Meanwhile, their opponents have spent the last century doing exactly those things.

 

[PBramble]

Umm, they realize suing manufacturers out of business means no arms for the police or military, right?

 

[Fyrtwuck]

They live in the fantasy that if there are no guns then violence would not exist.

They forget that a person can be killed by another person with no weapons at all.