Gavin Newsom, California’s gun-grabbing governor, is out here rewriting history in his new book, admitting what many have long known: the Golden State was born of genocide against Native Americans. In a fawning NPR interview, Newsom doesn’t hold back, smearing the state’s founders and early settlers as perpetrators of mass violence and displacement. It’s a stunning pivot from the progressive playbook that usually airbrushes America’s rough edges, but coming from Newsom—the guy who’s spent years demonizing law-abiding gun owners as domestic terrorists—this reeks of selective outrage. Suddenly, the man who pushes assault weapon bans and red flag laws has a soft spot for historical victims, yet he’s blind to how his own policies disarm modern citizens who might need self-defense against real threats in a state plagued by crime waves and border chaos.

Dig deeper, and Newsom’s narrative is a masterclass in hypocrisy that should fire up every 2A advocate. California’s pioneers weren’t saints, sure—frontier life was brutal, with conflicts over land and survival mirroring struggles worldwide—but they built a powerhouse from scratch, armed with the very rifles Newsom wants to confiscate today. Fast-forward to now: while he laments 19th-century genocide, his regime enforces some of the nation’s strictest gun control, leaving minorities and rural folks vulnerable to the violence his sanctuary policies exacerbate. Remember, Newsom’s California has seen Native populations decimated not just historically, but through modern failures like unchecked fentanyl deaths and gang turf wars in reservations. The implication for gun rights? This is projection 101—Newsom uses guilt-tripping history to justify disarming the populace, ignoring how the Second Amendment was born from the same revolutionary spirit that tamed the West. If settlers needed firepower to survive genocide-level threats, why deny it to today’s Californians facing cartel incursions and smash-and-grabs?

For the 2A community, this is red meat: Newsom’s book unwittingly bolsters our case. It spotlights a lawless past where self-reliance and armed vigilance were non-negotiable, echoing the Founders’ intent to protect against tyranny and savagery. As he campaigns for higher office, expect this genocide talk to morph into more common-sense bans, painting gun owners as modern oppressors. Patriots, clip this story, share it wide, and remind everyone: California’s real genocide today is the slow erosion of our rights under elitists like Newsom. Arm up, stay vigilant—history demands it.