John Parkin, co-owner of Coyote Point Armory displays a handgun at his store in Burlingame, Thursday, June 23. California’s top law enforcement official said that he is working with the governor and legislative leaders on legislation to keep dangerous people from carrying concealed weapons in public, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision that imperils the state’s current law. AP photo/Haven Daley photo
Don ThompsonThe Associated PressCalifornia legislators will consider a new law within days to keep dangerous people from carrying concealed weapons in public, Gov. Gavin Newsom and his top law enforcement official said Thursday, June 23, after a U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidated the most populous state’s current law.The high court struck down a New York law requiring that people seeking a license to carry a gun in public demonstrate a particular need, such as a direct threat to their safety. California is among a half-dozen states with a similar requirement.Newsom in a tweet called the ruling a “dangerous decision from a court hell bent on pushing a radical ideological agenda and infringing on the rights of states to protect our citizens from being gunned do
