Can one assume that those he vetoed would have crumbled at first look from the courts?
Well, he vetoed the worst of the bunch, one that would have banned all semi autos. I don’t think any court has thrown one of those out yet.
Jerry Brown is a liberal, but he has never been a party koolaid drinker. Occasionally he will surprise you. I remember back around the OKC bombing when G. Gordon Liddy said if cops in ski masks raid your home at night without announcing themselves his advise was “head shots”, and the liberals were ballistic about it. Brown was a private citizen and was interviewed by a local reporter who asked him what he though about it. He answered that Liddy was right, if someone breaks your door down wearing a ski mask you absolutely have the right to shoot them. The reporter was shocked.
Anyway, here’s a rundown...