Zakiya Afrain
Director of Survivor Advocacy and Prevention at Maitri Bay Area; human rights activist and adjunct professor of international law at Golden Gate University School of Law.
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Jun 30, 2026
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California has the strongest gun laws in the country and one of the lowest rates of gun deaths as well as gun ownership.
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It was the first state to pass a law funding gun violence prevention programs with a modest tax on firearm industry revenue, along with other innovative solutions to gun violence.
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California has background check requirements and many provisions to keep guns away from the wrong hands, including domestic abusers.
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Restrained parties cannot own guns and must turn theirs in to law enforcement after a restraining order is issued against them.