Gavin Newsom proposes Constitutional amendment for gun safety

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : His proposal - which would require a convention of the states, with two-thirds of all state legislatures joining in support - would raise the federal minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21, mandate universal background checks and a "reasonable" waiting period for buying a gun, and prohibit all civilian purchases of assault weapons "that serve no other purpose than to kill as many people as possible in a short amount of time - weapons of war our nation's founders never foresaw," according to the governor's office.

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