28th Amendment proposal has been submitted, to gut the 2nd

[bluetrane2028]

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/06/08/28th-amendment/

Governor Newsom Proposes Historic 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to End America*s Gun Violence Crisis
Published: Jun 08, 2023

Principles of proposed 28th Amendment broadly supported by the American public and gun owners

SACRAMENTO * Today Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to enshrine fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law. While leaving the 2nd Amendment unchanged and respecting America*s gun-owning tradition, the Governor*s proposal guarantees common sense constitutional protections and gun safety measures that Democrats, Republicans, independent voters, and gun owners overwhelmingly support * including universal background checks, raising the firearm purchase age to 21, instituting a firearm purchase waiting period, and barring the civilian purchase of assault weapons.

*Our ability to make a more perfect union is literally written into the Constitution,* said Governor Gavin Newsom. *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 common sense gun safety measures that Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and gun owners overwhelmingly support * while leaving the 2nd Amendment unchanged and respecting America*s gun-owning tradition.*

The 28th Amendment will permanently enshrine four broadly supported gun safety principles into the U.S. Constitution:

Raising the federal minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21;
Mandating universal background checks to prevent truly dangerous people from purchasing a gun that could be used in a crime;
Instituting a reasonable waiting period for all gun purchases; and
Barring civilian purchase of assault weapons that serve no other purpose than to kill as many people as possible in a short amount of time * weapons of war our nation*s founders never foresaw.
Additionally, the 28th Amendment will affirm Congress, states, and local governments can enact additional common-sense gun safety regulations that save lives.

Passage of the 28th Amendment will require a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, also known as an Article V Convention or amendatory convention. Working in partnership with members of the California State Senate and Assembly, California will be the first state in the nation to call for such a convention with a joint resolution being introduced by California State Senator Aisha Wahab and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer. The Governor will work with grassroots supporters, elected and civic leaders, and broad and diverse coalitions across the nation to fight for the passage of similar resolutions in other state legislatures to ensure the convening of a constitutional convention limited to this subject. 33 other states, in addition to California, would need to take action to convene such a convention.

*A man of action, Governor Gavin Newsom has the backbone to actually do something about the gun fetish culture around weapons of war, and tackle the relentless problem of gun violence and mass shootings,* said Senator Aisha Wahab. *As someone impacted by gun violence, I have an obligation to elevate the voices of victims and those of us left behind in the wake of tragedy.*

*I am proud to introduce this resolution to protect the common sense gun reform legislation our Assembly Public Safety Committee has championed over the years,* said Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer. *We cannot stand idly while courts roll back our work and diminish the ability of our Legislature to keep Californians safe. This bold but fair resolution calls on other states to join us in protecting some of the most effective ways of reducing gun violence.*

With gun violence claiming the lives of over 110 Americans a day, California*s nation-leading gun safety laws serve as a valuable blueprint for other states and Congress to save lives. California*s gun safety laws work. In its most recent scorecard, California ranked as the #1 state for gun safety by the Giffords Law Center, and according to the most recent data, the state saw a 37% lower gun death rate than the national average. According to the CDC, California*s gun death rate was the 44th lowest in the nation, with 9 gun deaths per 100,000 people * compared to 16.36 deaths per 100,000 nationally, 33.9 in Mississippi, 21.2 in Oklahoma, and 15.6 in Texas.

I know y'all often don't like Guns & Gadgets, but he's where I heard it from first. I'm no longer secure in my feelings that such a thing cannot get through. Might not happen today, but could definitely happen someday...

[GOYABEAN]

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[akley88]

Newsom is really trying to get that progressive vote isnt he. i wish that jackass would go away. i dont see this going anywhere since there are 27 states with some type of constitutional carry law.

[Ilikebuckets]

It*s straight up virtue signaling. There is a zero percent chance it happens. He*s getting attention going into a possible presidential run and gaining notoriety on the national scene. There is a reason anti gun forces have to be sneaky to get anything through. There is a reason why they have to rely on bureaucrat's at the ATF overstepping their bounds to enact gun control.

There are republicans who would sell out the second. We saw this last year.

But even so***

1. He*s not going to get 2/3rds of the Senate and House to ratify it.

2. If by some miracle that did happen, he would not be able to get 75% of the state legislatures to pass it. That means 38 states would have to agree. Most states are going away from gun control, not towards it.

[Jhaydeno]

I wonder what our blue PA House of Reps and PA Supreme Court would say about this violating the commonwealth's constitution?

...Who am I kidding, they will walk it through like mail in voting...

I'm with Goyabean: public hangings by rogue militias may become the norm. Nothing like living in a good 3rd world nation!

[RockIsland]

I wonder what our blue PA House of Reps and PA Supreme Court would say about this violating the commonwealth's constitution?

...Who am I kidding, they will walk it through like mail in voting...

I'm with Goyabean: public hangings by rogue militias may become the norm. Nothing like living in a good 3rd world nation!

Sonce we already do, we should at least reap some of the benefits as well.

[bogey1]

I hope it passes.

[DukeConnor]

I didn't know governors could alter the constitution

[GOYABEAN]

I didn't know governors could alter the constitution

New world order 🤗

[akley88]

I didn't know governors could alter the constitution

he can propose as the state's rep since we know that they would agree but he still needs 2/3's of states to back the idea for the application.

"Article V of the Constitution provides two ways to propose amendments to the document. Amendments may be proposed either by the Congress, through a joint resolution passed by a two-thirds vote, or by a convention called by Congress in response to applications from two-thirds of the state legislatures."