Sep 15, 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom floated his idea for a 28th Amendment that would codify certain gun control measures into the Constitution and called for a constitutional convention to pass it. It's kind of hilarious because gun control advocates can't get these things passed as actual laws at the federal level, but they're sure getting them in as a constitutional amendment would be easier. Apparently, none of them ever took civics. Regardless, Newsom's effort required the state legislature to actually pass a call for a constitutional convention. On Thursday, the legislature did just that. California lawmakers on Thursday approved Gov. Gavin Newsom's resolution calling for a constitutional convention of the states to consider a new amendment on gun control, a politically astute yet seemingly unattainable proposal from the Democratic leader. The governor introduced the proposal on national television over the summer, boosting his profile in the culture wars between Demo