California Governor Gavin Newsom looks like he wants to run for President in 2028.
But Newsom just learned some bad news.
And that’s because California Governor Gavin Newsom looks like he wants to run for President in 2028,
The 2008 D.C. v. Heller Supreme Court case established the Second Amendment as a fundamental right and held that the government couldn’t ban firearms that were owned for lawful use.
In 2022, the Supreme Court handed down the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen ruling that struck down gun control laws that didn’t fit within America’s history of protecting the right to keep and bear arms.
The Trump administration intended to ensure that Democratic states couldn’t keep unconstitutionally grabbing guns.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the administration was suing Newsom and California over the state’s illegal Glock ban.
“The Second Amendment is a sacred right belonging to all Americans, even those in California. California cannot ban the most popular type of handgun in America,” a statement from Blanche read. “We will work to stop this blatant trampling of our rights by the California government to protect the rights of lawful gun owners.”
The Trump administration explained it was treating the Second Amendment and the right to self-defense as a civil right.
“The Civil Rights Division will defend law-abiding citizens from states that seek to disarm them illegally,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division declared. “This lawsuit is yet another example of this Justice Department enforcing the Second Amendment by protecting citizens against unconstitutional state regulation of firearms.”
The Trump administration was also hauling California into court over its roster of firearms that it banned residents from purchasing.
A Department of Justice press release announcing the challenges stated that “The state’s existing ‘Handgun Roster’ further limits the types of handguns citizens can lawfully purchase in California. The United States Supreme Court recently reaffirmed that the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect the right to carry handguns outside the home for self-defense in Wolford v. Lopez. The Court reiterated that states cannot prevent citizens from using commonly used firearms for self-defense.”
California Democrats pitched a fit over their gun control schemes getting placed on the chopping block.
“California’s gun safety laws helped drive firearm death rates to record lows in our state and are a blueprint for reducing gun violence nationwide,” a statement from a Newsom spokesperson to POLITICO read. “We will review the complaint and respond as appropriate in court.”
“California won’t back down in the face of threats from Donald Trump and the NRA,” Democratic Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel ranted. “As a parent and lawmaker, I refuse to stand idly by while our schools and communities are being threatened by illegal gun violence. California is proud to be a national leader in enacting commonsense gun safety laws, and we will defend these life-saving laws from those who prioritize gun industry profits over the safety of our communities.”
The Trump administration has the case law on its side.
But after the birthright citizenship and mail-in voting cases, where Chief Justice John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett sided with the left, can the administration count on the Supreme Court to do the right thing?
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