False Statistics Fly As California Democrats Push For Gun Control Laws That Failed Already

After Friday’s mass public shooting in Israel that left seven people dead, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Announcement: “Firearm licensing will be expedited and expanded in order to enable thousands of additional citizens to carry weapons.”

In contrast, after the three open shootings in the area last two weekends California Democrats have affirmed that more gun control laws are needed. President Joe Biden Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-Calif., used these attacks to call for a renewed federal attack weapons ban. California’s other Democrat senator, Alex Padilla, So called For expanded federal background checks on gun purchase.

California already has the strictest gun control laws The country has both of these laws, as well many more. Contrary to Israel and most of the United States, concealed handgun permits are available. almost impossible to get in the counties where California’s attacks occurred. Los Angeles County was the site of two attacks. There is one permit per 5,660 adults. San Mateo County was the scene of another attack. There is one permit for every 24,630 adults. Contrary to this, only one permit is required for every nine residents of the 43 right–to-carry states.

Americans can carry concealed handguns that are permitted by the government. About half of all active shooting incidents in the U.S. can be stopped

Assessing the Current Approach

Before doubling down on yet more gun control and making the rest of the country like California, let’s first ask ourselves how the current approach has worked out. Even California Democrats are calling for a reevaluation.

“California has some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, but look at what we just had today,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna Recognized After the Monterey Park attack. “I can tell you this — the status quo is not working. We need to re-examine what we are doing, and what may work better.”

However, most other Democrats are unwilling to concede that their laws aren’t working. Biden was on Saturday Tweet He claims he has Often made: “In the 10 years that the assault weapons ban was on the books, mass shootings went down.” But there was no drop The number of attacks with so-called assault weapons between 1994 and 2004 was down. Importantly, the ban should have a significant impact on the number of assault weapons used in attacks during the federal ban period. This would then lead to a decrease in attacks using assault weapons in the post-ban period. However, the exact Contrary It is true. You can’t have the ban reducing the number of attacks without the share of attacks using assault weapons falling.

California’s Laws

In 2021, when federal Judge Roger Benitez struck down California’s “assault weapons” He, ban Concluded that the state’s experts, who summarized the existing research, could not provide any evidence that the prohibition reduced any type of violent crime.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a factsheet claiming to prove “California’s Gun Safety Policies Save Lives, Provide Model for a Nation Seeking Solutions.”

According to the report: “From 1993 to 2017, California’s firearm mortality