In the wake of Tuesday's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, a California congressman is calling for stricter gun regulations nationwide. HR8 would expand background checks requirements in the US to include all firearms sold at gun shows and online.
, a California congressman is calling for stricter gun regulations nationwide.
"Gun laws don’t know state lines, so we could have the best gun laws in the world right here in California, but we’re always susceptible to folks from other areas or guns from other areas," said Thompson. One bill would allow California residents to sue individuals who manufacture, distribute or sell ghost guns or assault weapons. But Vaughn said he was not convinced that the bill would address what he considers, root problems, including mental health and situations akin to April’s mass shooting in Sacramento.
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