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A vigil, another mass shooting

It’s difficult to explain a senseless act of violence. But after every mass shooting — in just the last two days, the total in 2023 went from 33 to 39 nationwide — we (the media, the public and policymakers) try anyway.  The motive remains unclear as law enforcement continues to investigate the massacre in Monterey […]

에 의해 사메아 카말 • 1월 24, 2023

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After Monterey Park, more gun safety talk

Yet another mass shooting, and another reprise of a tragically familiar refrain. After the massacre late Saturday night at Monterey Park’s Star Ballroom Dance Studio that left 10 dead and 10 others hospitalized, on Sunday one politician after another, including President Biden, expressed sorrow and offered condolences. (An 11th person died Monday.) A few quickly […]

에 의해 사메아 카말 • 1월 23, 2023

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Gun talk in Washington, gun bills in Sacramento

After twice spurning the Trump White House following NBA titles, the Bay Area’s Golden State Warriors paid a visit Tuesday to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for a celebration of the team’s 2022 NBA championship. And prior to a few backslapping speeches by President Joe Biden and Warriors superstar Steph Curry, White House staffers gathered with Warriors […]

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 1월 18, 2023

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What are the most interesting new laws for California in 2023?

Here are some of the most interesting new laws that take effect in California for 2023, including ones on money, health and education.

에 의해 CalMatters Staff • 1월 2, 2023

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Las leyes más interesantes que vienen para California en 2023

Read this explainer in English. En 2022, la Legislatura de California aprobó casi 1,200 proyectos de ley, y casi 1,000 se convirtieron en ley con la firma del gobernador Gavin Newsom. Muchas de las nuevas leyes son correcciones menores a leyes que los legisladores y el gobernador promulgaron anteriormente. Otras son más bien reducidas o […]

에 의해 CalMatters Staff • 1월 2, 2023

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The Bontas get their office

In an alley south of San Francisco’s Market Street, surrounded by the scraps of disassembled weapons and flanked by the mothers of young men killed by gunfire — including the one memorialized on the mural behind him — Attorney General Rob Bonta announced his latest idea for tackling gun violence in California.  But it wasn’t […]

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 9월 22, 2022

정당성

Inside the team pioneering California’s red flag law

“Red flag” laws have been slow to take off in many places, but San Diego’s program shows how advocates hope gun violence restraining orders can be used to prevent tragedy.

에 의해 알렉세이 코세프 • 9월 19, 2022

논평

California should take the lead on a Second Amendment overhaul

The answer to America’s firearm injury epidemic must start with rewriting the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment. A nationwide movement to begin that debate by calling a constitutional convention could start with California.

By John Maa • 9월 19, 2022

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Misfire: Behind the California concealed carry bill’s big fail

In a state known for its strict gun laws, a concealed carry bill failed in the final hours of the legislative session. Its supporters rolled the dice with a proposal that would take effect quickly, but that required two-thirds approval.

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 9월 2, 2022

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Bounty hunting: Foes of guns and abortion resurrect an old idea

Texas put a bounty on abortion providers and California did the same for illegal gun sales. But bounties have a long and troubled history — and critics say bringing them back is not a good idea.

에 의해 나이젤 두아라 • 8월 9, 2022