George Skelton: Newsom's right on stricter gun laws but he misfired on his proposed constitutional amendment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has a good target, but the aim is off in his effort to amend the U.S. Constitution with a gun-control mandate.

California's liberal governor has absolutely no chance of getting a gun control amendment adopted. It's beyond the realm of political possibility — at least for the foreseeable future.

But that's OK. At the current rate of gun carnage across America — and with the firearms lobby's stubborn refusal to compromise on reasonable regulation — it's only a matter of time in this century before some 2nd Amendment tinkering occurs.