(FOX40.COM) — With a new gun control law in California suspended as its legality makes its way through the courts, some officials are standing firm on their hopes of seeing the law permanently repealed.
“While we know there is an issue with gun violence and we all want to address it, this path is not the right path to take,” Yuba County Sheriff Wendell Anderson told FOX40.com.
Wendell is referring to Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), which was supposed to become law on Jan. 1, but was temporarily blocked by a federal judge . SB 2 would prohibit licensed concealed firearm holders (CCW) from carrying their firearms at bars, places of worship, parks, public events, stadiums, casinos, financial institutions, medical facilities, on public transportation, and other public places. It also imposes more restrictive criteria on how CCW permits are issued.
“They’re targeting the wrong individuals. They’re fixing something that isn’t broken,” Anderson said.