California gun laws cannot stop mass shootings without federal support: The Guardian


By Xu Feng
  • World
  • Tuesday, 07 Feb 2023

LONDON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The recent mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay in California showed that state gun laws alone cannot stop mass shootings without coordinated U.S. federal response, The Guardian said in an analysis.

California's gun laws include bans on the military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines that have been used in many mass shootings, the British newspaper said last week, adding that California is one of just two states, alongside New Jersey, to receive an "A" rating from the gun safety group Giffords, based on the strength of its firearm regulations.

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