California’s gun control wars sway the U.S.

26/05/2022 26 min
California’s gun control wars sway the U.S.

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Episode Synopsis

Today we talk about California’s huge role in influencing gun control laws in the U.S. and about the backlashes. We discuss the state’s historic 1989 ban on assault weapons and why a federal judge issued an order to overturn that ban. And we talk to the mayor of San Jose, who wants his city to be the first in the United States to require gun owners to buy liability insurance.Read the full transcript here.  An earlier version of this episode was published Aug. 23, 2021. 

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