If gun control actually worked, California should be the safest place in the nation. But the 100+ gun laws already in place have failed to prevent a rise in violent crime in many cities, as well as the high-profile shootings in Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park. Still, lawmakers are looking to impose even more infringements on the right to keep and bear arms in the coming weeks, including making it more expensive to exercise your right to armed self-defense.