Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) pointed to Missouri’s gun laws and decried the state’s annual gun deaths, even though California has more than double the number of gun deaths each year. Didn’t mention it.
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Missouri has one of the highest gun death rates in the nation.
It also has the following features:
There are no universal background checks.
No license or training required.
No prohibition on large capacity magazines.
Last year, Republicans even voted against banning children from openly carrying guns without an adult…
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) February 15, 2024
On November 16, 2023, this author wrote an article highlighting the left’s tendency to point to firearm-related homicide deaths rather than the actual number of homicides.This allows people like Newsom to avoid Mention There were 3,576 gun deaths in California in 2021, compared to just 1,414 in Missouri, according to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Additionally, by focusing on the “gun death rate” rather than the actual numbers, Newsom omits the fact that the FBI cited California as having the highest number of “active shooters” in the nation in 2021. be able to.
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