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In Sacramento, Calls for Tougher Gun Laws Debated at Federal Hearing

KQED News Staff

Dec 15, 2015 at

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California has some of the strictest gun control laws in the country. But that doesn't stop people from buying firearms in Nevada or Arizona and bringing them back across state lines. U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson from Napa held a forum in Sacramento Monday to call for stronger gun control laws.

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