BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom just announced that his administration will make it easier for private citizens to sue people who sell assault rifles and parts for untraceable ghost guns, an approach modeled on Texas’s attempt to prohibit abortions.
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California state officials will aim to craft a measure to “create a right of action” that would allow residents to seek damages of at least $10,000, plus legal fees, against anyone who manufactures, distributes or sells an assault weapon or ghost gun kit in California. #caleg
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“If states can now shield their laws from review by the federal courts that compare assault weapons to Swiss Army knives, then California will use that authority to protect people’s lives, where Texas used it to put women in harm’s way,” #caleg
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“If the most efficient way to keep these devastating weapons off our streets is to add the threat of private lawsuits, we should do just that,” . #caleg
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The Texas law has managed to stand because it was designed to avoid legal challenges by inviting ordinary citizens, instead of state officials, to enforce it. Anyone can sue an abortion provider or someone who "aids and abets" someone getting an abortion beyond six-weeks.
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Opposing her colleagues’ decision to let the Texas law stand, Justice Sotomayor warned the court would “clear the way” for other states to “reprise and perfect Texas’ scheme in the future to target the exercise of any right recognized by this court with which they disagree.”
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Once upon a time, I wanted to return to Texas from California to retire. I no longer want to live in Texas bc Guns have more rights & than Women.
Thank You Governor Gavin Newsom!
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