Newsom Tries to Deny His Anti-Gun Agenda — But His Record Says Otherwise
California Governor Gavin Newsom is attempting to reinvent himself as a moderate on gun rights, but his long and aggressive record tells a very different story.
In a recent interview with podcast host and former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan, Newsom claimed he’s “not anti-gun at all” after being handed a California-compliant SIG Sauer P365 X-Macro. He insisted that his issue is only with “large capacity magazine clips” and so-called “weapons of war” — the tired phrase Democrats use to demonize the AR-15, which remains the most popular rifle in America.
“I’m sometimes concerned with people out-gunning the police,” Newsom added, according to Townhall.
But rhetoric aside, Newsom’s history of punishing law-abiding gun owners is impossible to ignore.
Since taking office in 2019, the Democrat governor has signed nearly 70 gun control laws, including SB 1327, a law that empowers private citizens to sue over banned firearms and gun parts. In 2023, he endorsed an 11 percent tax on all guns and ammo, a blatant effort to discourage gun ownership under the guise of school safety and violence prevention.
His crusade against the Second Amendment goes back decades. As San Francisco’s mayor in 2005, he backed Proposition H, which would have banned the sale and possession of handguns in the city. Though courts struck it down, Newsom defended the measure by citing a personal family tragedy and stating that he simply didn’t like guns.
In 2016, while serving as lieutenant governor, he spearheaded Proposition 63, a sweeping gun control initiative that banned so-called high-capacity magazines and required background checks for ammunition purchases. Newsom wasn’t just a supporter — he was the face of the campaign.
Despite his recent public relations pivot, Newsom’s record makes it clear: his administration is hostile to the rights of gun owners and the Constitution’s Second Amendment protections.
But it’s not just gun rights where Newsom’s policies are under fire. His state is now at the center of a growing controversy involving child labor violations tied to illegal immigration.
Last week, ICE agents raided a marijuana farm in California, uncovering eight unaccompanied migrant children who were reportedly being exploited as laborers. The Department of Homeland Security responded with a blunt statement on X:
“The Biden administration lost ~300,000 unaccompanied children—many of these innocent children were trafficked and exploited. At the Ventura, California marijuana facility, [ICE] and [CBP] law enforcement rescued 8 unaccompanied migrant children from what looks like exploitation, violation of child labor laws and potentially human trafficking or smuggling.”
DHS added, “Unaccompanied migrant children shouldn’t be forced into labor at California marijuana facilities,” alongside an image of a citizen standing at a town hall — a clear call for accountability.
Newsom lashed out on social media over the raid, only to receive a blunt response from DHS:
“Why are there children working at a marijuana facility, Gavin?”
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump responded with decisive action.
“I am on my way back from Texas, and watched in disbelief as THUGS were violently throwing rocks and bricks at ICE Officers while they were moving down a roadway in their car and/or official vehicle. Tremendous damage was done to these brand new vehicles,” the President posted on Truth Social.
He added:
“Therefore, I am directing Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, and Border Czar, Tom Homan, to instruct all ICE, Homeland Security, or any other Law Enforcement Officer who is on the receiving end of thrown rocks, bricks, or any other form of assault, to stop their car, and arrest these SLIMEBALLS, using whatever means is necessary to do so.”
“I am giving Total Authorization for ICE to protect itself, just like they protect the Public. I never want to see a car carrying a Law Enforcement Officer attacked again! AUTHORIZATION IMMEDIATELY GRANTED FOR ARREST AND INCARCERATION.”