So what are officers supposed to do? Ask the subject of a domestic violence report whether the gun he is pointing at the officer is real, or a pellet gun?

Cops will never be able to win this kind of duel.

Seems like the new strategy for bad hombres is to always say that their gun is just a pellet gun.

This is insane. Make the police so worried about PC BS that our safety is now at risk. Like tying one hand behind their back and saying, now go keep everyone safe.

When are people going to WAKE UP to his ridiculous pandering?

@ MV Resident - the police are just supposed to hope that the criminals don't blow their head off. And if they do, they should just consider themselves collateral damage because criminals aren't expected to be responsible for keeping themselves alive by abiding by the laws. We're busy teaching criminals that their rights supersede those of all others, including the cops.

Thank you Gov. Newsom! Because of you, I can sleep easy tonight.

Just kidding

This is a travesty. I'd expect police departments will have difficulty in recruiting good officers due to this law. As a result we will have less and less law enforcement. We will need to carry and defend ourselves. Wild wild west here we come!!

@Registered to Vote- I was thinking the same thing. You'd have to be crazy to be a cop these days. The end result of Black Lives Matter will be more black lives lost to black-on-black crime where cops don't want to intervene.

So lemme get this straight... The Democratic People's Republic of Kalifornia wants to eliminate the right to own firearms AND wants to cripple police at the same time?

Sounds like a winning formula... For criminals...