California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called out Sen. John Cornyn on Monday after the Texas Republican shared a headline suggesting Californias strict gun laws dont work to prevent mass shootings.
California Has More Than 100 Gun Laws. Why Dont They Stop More Mass Shootings? Cornyn tweeted, along with a New York Times article under the same headline, in the wake of three mass shootings in the state that have left at least 19 people dead.
Newsom shared Cornyns tweet, noting: Texas gun death rate is 67% higher than Californias.
Texas' gun death rate is 67% higher than California's. https://t.co/j9CH3nl1MW
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67% higher than California's. https://t.co/j9CH3nl1MW
Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 30, 2023
That checks out. When it comes to the rate of firearm deaths, California ranks among the nations lowest, with 8.5 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data . Texas, on the other hand, had 14.2 gun deaths per 100,000 population in the same year. Thats higher than the national rate of 13.7 per 100,000.
Regardless, this months shootings have drawn renewed attention to Californias gun laws the toughest in the nation.
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As the Times noted in its article, the state has a patchwork of more than 100 gun laws, including bans on semiautomatic weapons and large-capacity magazines and restrictions against gun ownership for domestic violence offenders and people deemed to be a danger to themselves or others.
It still wasnt enough to prevent this months tragedies. Gun safety advocates are already mobilizing to fill the gaps that allowed them to happen, while gun rights defenders have seized on the shootings as evidence gun laws dont work. (As the Times also noted, they do: According to the Public Policy Institute of California , Californians are about 25% less likely to die in mass shootings.)
Cornyn, who is among the top recipients in Congress of campaign donations from gun rights lobbyists, was perceived to be adding to that chorus when he shared the article.
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Newsom wasnt alone in pushing back, with commenters pointing out, among other stark statistics, that five of the 10 deadliest shootings in modern U.S. history took place in Texas, which has some of the most lax gun laws in the country.
Loopholes, enforcement, access to guns outside CA.
But Californians are ~25% less likely to die in mass shootings.
Californias rate of firearm mortality is 8.5 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, vs 13.7/100,000 nationally & 14.2/100,000 in Texas.https://t.co/6GRJ98eaDa pic.twitter.com/tS3SXvclhn
Loopholes, enforcement, access to guns outside CA.
Alex Howard (@digiphile) January 30, 2023
But Californians are ~25% less likely to die in mass shootings.
Californias rate of firearm mortality is 8.5 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, vs 13.7/100,000 nationally & 14.2/100,000 in Texas.https://t.co/6GRJ98eaDa pic.twitter.com/tS3SXvclhn
Because the lax gun laws in so-called red states perpetuates the illegal trade of guns across state borders and across the border with Mexico to the tune of about half a million weapons each year. Allowing police to enforce the most basic gun laws would be a good start.
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so-called red states perpetuates the illegal trade of guns across state borders and across the border with Mexico to the tune of about half a million weapons each year. 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I dont know of a gun that obeys state borders. Thats why there has to be a nationwide, universal system of background checks and controls.
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This article literally makes the case for more laws, most notably at the federal level.
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makes the case for more laws, most notably at the federal level.
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John, if you follow the link in that article, it will take you to another article that explains how California gun laws have made them one of the lowest per capita states for gun violence, whereas TEXAS HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST! Stop the gaslighting & get to work on this.
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link in that article, it will take you to another article that explains how California gun laws have made them one of the lowest per capita states for gun violence, whereas TEXAS HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST! Stop the gaslighting & get to work on this.
Angry Old Texan (@texas_coastal) January 30, 2023
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