Public Safety and Justice Update- 5/2/25

Public Safety & Justice Update 5/2/2025 Capitol Advocacy Partners 

Trump to 'Unleash' Local Police, Cautions Against Interfering with  ICE 

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on April 28 promising to "unleash high-impact local police forces" and to step up law

Schiff, Murphy Reintroduce Assault Weapons Ban

Senator Adam Schiff joined Senator Chris Murphy and other Democrats on Wednesday (4/30) to reintroduce an assault weapons ban

States Move to Outlaw ‘Glock Switches’

More states are enacting bans on “Glock switches,” also known as auto sears, devices about the size of a quarter that can turn semiautomatic firearms into fully automatic weapons…

When Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Came to an Immigrant Mayor’s City 

On Sunday (4/27), the Drug Enforcement Administration led a raid  that led to the arrests of more than 1,100 people. The raid,  conducted in Democratic Colorado…

Poll: Most Californians Want More Guns in Schools

A majority of Californians are broadly concerned about school shootings, and support schools hiring armed police officers as a means to prevent them…

California Dems’ Crime Problem is Coming From Inside the House
A few months into a legislative session that was supposed to be focused on tackling affordability and restoring voters’ confidence in their ability to address crime and homelessness…