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    California has the most gun-control laws in US. Do they work?

    May 28, 2021 4 minutes

    California is by far the most regulated state in America when it comes to restricting the sale, use, and ownership of guns. Gun-control advocates call it the national leader, the “tip of the spear” setting the tone for other states, as Christian Heyne, vice president of policy at Brady, a gun-control advocacy group, puts it.

    The Golden State also has had a series of high-profile public mass shootings in recent years – in San Bernardino, Thousand Oaks, and this week, San Jose. On May 26, a gunman opened fire on his co-workers at the rail yard facility of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, killing nine people, then taking his own life.

    Below, the Monitor looks at how California came to

    How did California become the king of gun regulation? How effective are California’s gun-control measures? What happened in 2020?Has California’s approach caught on elsewhere?

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