Letitia James Considering Creating Law to Give Private Citizens the Power to Enforce an Assault Weapons Ban
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) says she told her team they “need to follow” California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) lead to create a law empowering private citizens to enforce a ban on assault weapons. During an…
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) says she told her team they “need to follow” California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) lead to create a law empowering private citizens to enforce a ban on assault weapons.
During an appearance on “The View” Tuesday, co-host Sara Haines noted the Supreme Court refused to block the Texas law that allows citizens to sue abortion providers.
She explained Newsom wants to “take that law and flip it and allow citizens in his state to sue weapon and ghost gun providers.”
Haines asked James, “Would you do something like this? Is it an effective legal strategy?”
James replied, “The answer is yes. When I heard about that, I said to my team, ‘We need to follow his lead.’ And the reason why that is is because gun manufacturers and gun distributors in this country are immunized.”
She continued, “No liability whatsoever. They’re the only industry that is protected in this country, and given the carnage and given the fact that this is the 9th anniversary of Sandy Hook, I am sick and tired of prayers and individuals whose hearts go out to all of those who have lost lives.”
James explained the issue allows “private citizens…to get around, again, this immunization, the fact that they have been immunized and the fact that we don’t hold them liable.”
She added, “We are reviewing it. We are talking to California, and so this is a first. Yes, the office of Attorney General Letitia James is looking at that model, and I congratulate Governor Newsom.”