“We must do absolutely everything in our power to prevent and put an end to gun violence in our community. Today’s motions do exactly that,” Democratic Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said. “I’m proud to advance common sense gun safety guidelines and to join my Board colleagues in our continued demand to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.”
Last week, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced support for gun control legislation, saying, “we’ve passed common sense gun safety laws and they work.”
The legislation, Senate Bill 2, would restrict people under 21 from getting a concealed carry permit, require more training to receive a permit and implement a “sensitive places” restriction that will dictate where a permit can be used. The bill was written by Democratic state Sen. Anthony Portantino, and follows mass shootings in Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park in January.
“Only in America do we see the kind of carnage and chaos of gun violence that destroys our communities and our sense of safety and belonging,” Newsom said in a release.
The board also voted to support a 10-year national assault rifle ban and a ban on the sale of such firearms and high-capacity magazines to those under 21, according to the release. The bill was introduced by Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
“Ms. Feinstein has been in the Senate for a long time,” Gun Owners of California Executive Director Sam Paredes toldNBC. “She keeps resubmitting the same measure every session. I don’t think it will pass the Senate. It certainly won’t make it through the House.”