Gavin Newsom's 28th Amendment plan dismissed as "unhinged" by critics

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The measures under Newsom's 28th Amendment plan include raising the federal minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21; mandatory universal background checks for people wishing to purchase a firearm; the introduction of "a reasonable waiting period" for all gun purchases; and a ban on the purchase of assault weapons for civilians.
54% : Gavin Newsom's plan to introduce a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to enshrine gun safety measures into law has been blasted by critics and gun rights advocates, including the National Rifle Association, as "unhinged."
54% : But gun rights advocates surely don't like Newsom's plan.
48% : After a series of particularly deadly mass shootings shocked the nation last year, including the attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022, where 19 children and two teachers were killed, there have been renewed calls across the country to reinforce gun safety regulations at a national level.

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