Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and California Democrats are not and have never been serious about gun control. A simple look at California‘s criminal justice policies proves it.
The man accused of firing a gun into the offices of ABC10 in Sacramento was released on bail the same day. Anibal Hernandez-Santana was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied building, and negligent discharge of a firearm. His lawyer essentially confirmed that the social media accounts matching Hernandez-Santana’s name were his, showing extreme left-wing rhetoric and celebratory posts about Charlie Kirk‘s assassination.
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Police have not determined a motive for the crime, but Hernandez-Santana allegedly shot up the ABC station two days after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s “comedy” show after Kimmel peddled conspiracy theories about Kirk’s assassination.
Shooting into an occupied building is a felony in California, and assault with a deadly weapon can be charged as one as well. And yet, Hernandez-Santana was booked and then released on $200,000 bail within just a few hours. Hernandez-Santana allegedly fired a gun into an occupied building with little regard for whoever was in there, was caught by Sacramento police, and was released in time for dinner. He would still be out on the streets if he weren’t then arrested by the FBI, which is holding him without bail for allegedly interfering with the communications of government-licensed stations.
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There are several other examples of California not taking gun control seriously. Newsom and legislative Democrats did not mind when former Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon shunned gun crime sentencing enhancements and sought light sentences for convicted gun criminals. California has strict gun control laws in place, but only selectively enforces them, as evidenced by the arrest of NFL player Denzel Perryman. Newsom and California Democrats prioritize getting criminals out of jail as soon as possible to prevent “mass incarceration,” even if those criminals use guns in their crimes, and all the while, they lecture law-abiding citizens about the need to regulate their ability to purchase and own firearms.
California under Newsom is not serious about locking up gun criminals and keeping communities safe. If it were, then gun criminals wouldn’t be repeatedly released and given sentences that include little to no jail time. Every time Newsom talks about gun control, he is talking about making things harder for law-abiding gun owners, not for the criminals he is so concerned may be the victims of “mass incarceration.”
