"Newsom Pushes for 28th Amendment to Address Gun Violence Crisis"

California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment to the US Constitution that enshrines fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law, including universal background checks, raising the firearm purchase age to 21, instituting a firearm purchase waiting period, and barring the civilian purchase of assault weapons. The amendment will leave the 2nd Amendment unchanged and respect America's gun-owning tradition. Passage of the 28th Amendment will require a convention to propose amendments to the US Constitution, and California will be the first state in the nation to call for such a convention.