James Gallagher on ‘Gender-Neutral’ Calif. Bill on Toys: There Is Simply No Demand for This

PIRO California ringing in ░░░░░░░░ new year with a ░░░░░░░░ law that forces some ░░░░░░░░ to introduce a gender ░░░░░░░░ toy section or face ░░░░░░░░ fine Any store with ░░░░░░░░ 500 employees must have ░░░░░░░░ display for these items ░░░░░░░░ they do not comply ░░░░░░░░ could be fined 250 ░░░░░░░░ the first violation and ░░░░░░░░ for each violation after ░░░░░░░░ California Assembly Leader James ░░░░░░░░ joins me now Assembly ░░░░░░░░ Gallagher how important are ░░░░░░░░ neutral toy sections to ░░░░░░░░ average California voter Gallagher ░░░░░░░░ at all You know ░░░░░░░░ a father of five ░░░░░░░░ going shopping for my ░░░░░░░░ the last thing on ░░░░░░░░ mind has ever been ░░░░░░░░ where is the gender ░░░░░░░░ toy section There is ░░░░░░░░ no demand for this ░░░░░░░░ and it s part ░░░░░░░░ this woke agenda that ░░░░░░░░ in California want to ░░░░░░░░ to push PIRO Yeah ░░░░░░░░ you speak to your ░░░░░░░░ how frustrated are they ░░░░░░░░ their governor is focused ░░░░░░░░ toys instead of homelessness ░░░░░░░░ budget deficit crime unaffordability ░░░░░░░░ the entire state of ░░░░░░░░ I would be really ░░░░░░░░ if I were an ░░░░░░░░ California voter right now ░░░░░░░░ They are very frustrated ░░░░░░░░ as you said the ░░░░░░░░ is crime We have ░░░░░░░░ out of control crime ░░░░░░░░ California We just saw ░░░░░░░░ previous story We have ░░░░░░░░ crime in our retail ░░░░░░░░ Because of policies passed ░░░░░░░░ Gavin Newsom and the ░░░░░░░░ people have basically the ░░░░░░░░ to steal They can ░░░░░░░░ in if they steal ░░░░░░░░ under 950 they essentially ░░░░░░░░ no real penalty against ░░░░░░░░ So what we ve ░░░░░░░░ is rampant theft in ░░░░░░░░ stores and it s ░░░░░░░░ many of these establishments ░░░░░░░░ actually close down those ░░░░░░░░ in California and move ░░░░░░░░ other states Maybe they ░░░░░░░░ put their attention more ░░░░░░░░ that issue than on ░░░░░░░░ the rampant crime in ░░░░░░░░ state you know rather ░░░░░░░░ trying to push this ░░░░░░░░ PIRO It is unreal ░░░░░░░░ Greg Burt Vice President ░░░░░░░░ the California Family Research ░░░░░░░░ issued this warning about ░░░░░░░░ new law saying You ░░░░░░░░ the government now dictating ░░░░░░░░ in stores about what ░░░░░░░░ can be used to ░░░░░░░░ products This is opening ░░░░░░░░ Pandora s Box And ░░░░░░░░ happen to agree with ░░░░░░░░ He raises a great ░░░░░░░░ Isn t this a ░░░░░░░░ Amendment violation Gallagher Yeah ░░░░░░░░ it s just a ░░░░░░░░ unnecessary restriction on our ░░░░░░░░ Let stores decide how ░░░░░░░░ re going to display ░░░░░░░░ items Let the market ░░░░░░░░ that Like I said ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely no demand ░░░░░░░░ this from consumers from ░░░░░░░░ from people shopping in ░░░░░░░░ stores and instead it ░░░░░░░░ the government trying to ░░░░░░░░ how you shall do ░░░░░░░░ I do think it ░░░░░░░░ a gross overreach so ░░░░░░░░ s why myself and ░░░░░░░░ in the legislature opposed ░░░░░░░░ But as you see ░░░░░░░░ super majority and Gavin ░░░░░░░░ out in California wants ░░░░░░░░ push their agenda on ░░░░░░░░ else PIRO It is ░░░░░░░░ what is happening And ░░░░░░░░ have to beg the ░░░░░░░░ you guys Republicans I ░░░░░░░░ were once an endangered ░░░░░░░░ in California You have ░░░░░░░░ think that the tide ░░░░░░░░ turning maybe not this ░░░░░░░░ but at some election ░░░░░░░░ because this is unattainable ░░░░░░░░ a normal person who ░░░░░░░░ to live in the ░░░░░░░░ State James Gallagher thank ░░░░░░░░ for your time this ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it best of ░░░░░░░░ happy new year.”