it s a divide that s been put up to divide this country, quite honestly, as many hot-button issues are. in the end, i think commonsense gun laws are important to be able to enforce.en i think if democrats got out and spoke about things, enabling law-abiding citizens to protect their gun rights, i think it would help us win in rural america. dei unfortunately what folks in rural america hear a lot about is they want to take away the guns, and that is not that s not whatt most democrats want r sure, and so i think it s an important issue in elections because it s been made into an important issue. you do think raceo plays a role ino the democrats proble in rural america? look, i think the biggest problem the democrats have is they go to work and given the bipartisan infrastructure package is part of it, go to work, get a record of accomplishment, get out there and talk to folks about what ag your vision is and what you ve done.
it s been very effective in california. it s been a pillar and a foundation of one of the strongest sets of commonsense gun laws in the nation. as a result, we have one of the lowest numbers of firearm deaths, related deaths, and we certainly can t act alone. we believe we ve done our part on the cutting edge when it comes to common sense gun laws. but we also need other states to react. we are states with open borders, and if we can get that in a neighboring state and bring it in to our state, it s california has led on this. it has saved lives. untold numbers over the year. we also need other states to act
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this is cnn newsroom. both outrage and approval have erupted across the united states after a judge in california overturned the nation s first-ever ban on assault weapons. california s governor slammed the ruling saying he s not backing down from the fight for commonsense gun laws. meanwhile, the nra is praising the move, calling it well reasoned. cnn s polo sandoval has more on the controversial decision. reporter: california s ban on certain semiautomatic rifles has weathered decades of opposition, until now. san diego u.s. district judge roger benitez ruled to overturn it. passed in 1989 on the heels of a school shooting in stockton, california that left five children dead, the law was touted as california s first assault weapons act.
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