Government - any government, at any level - in a constitutional republic like ours has but one purpose: To protect the liberty and property of its citizens. But agents of government can't be everywhere, and so the citizens have the right to defend their own liberty and property. In the United States, that right is enshrined in and recognized by the Second Amendment. 

Not every local jurisdiction recognizes this right, and some even seek to punish crime victims who have the temerity to defend themselves against predatory goblins. Now, in California, a state assemblyman from Los Angeles, Rick Chavez Zbur, has introduced AB-1333, which would amend Section 197 of the California Penal Code - and largely strip away the citizens' rights to self-defense in the once-Golden state. One critic of the bill did a Grok AI analysis of the bill, and it's telling:

For those wondering

Here is what GROK says about the bill https://t.co/YexXMjZ4sp pic.twitter.com/UwZZcEISkE

— OC Scanner