The Democratic state of California, known for having the strictest gun laws in the U.S., was responsible for more than 17 percent of the country’s annual gun-related homicides, Breitbart reported citing recent data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC).
Everytown for gun safety ranks California as the No. 1 in the US when it comes to gun control.
According to CDC figures, despite strict gun control rules, including universal background checks, waiting periods and a ban on many types of firearms, the Golden State has been unable to curb the increase in gun deaths.
Breitbart reported:
PEW research reported that CDC figures show that 20,958 people will have been killed with firearms by 2021.
The map by state from the CDC shows that 3,576 of those murders took place in California alone.
California gun controls include universal background checks, a ban on “assault weapons”, a 10-day waiting period, a red flag law, firearm registration requirements, a ban on carrying guns on campus for self-defense, a ban on K-12- teachers to be armed for class defense, a limit on the number of guns a law-abiding citizen can purchase each month, and a background check requirement for ammunition purchases, among many other checks.
Yet California also ranks number one for “active shooting incidents.” according to to FBI numbers.
When California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) compares gun violence in his state to that of other states, especially red states, he does not mention gun homicides in California. He talks about homicide rates earlier and claims a lower rate in California than in other states.
Shifting the focus to rates, Newsom fails to mention that Mississippi had only 962 gun homicides, compared to California’s 3,576 such homicides.
According to to California Attorney General Rob Bonta, despite the strictest gun control, “many Californians continue to suffer the harms of gun violence. Every time someone is killed with a gun three hours in California.”