Newsom launches long-shot push for US constitutional amendment on gun control

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Newsom's proposed amendment on gun restrictions, which he announced Thursday on NBC's "Today" show, would outlaw the civilian purchase of assault weapons, raise the federal minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21, mandate universal background checks for gun purchases and institute a "reasonable waiting" period for all gun purchases.
44% : Could they do abortion or rewrite the Constitution?
43% : SACRAMENTO - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday called for a U.S. constitutional amendment on gun control that would ban assault weapons and mandate background checks and waiting periods for purchasing firearms, a long-shot proposal with little chance of passing in a nation deeply divided on the issue.
35% : By endorsing the process for gun control, Newsom is eroding that argument, he said.

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