Sacramento, California – California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will take a leaf out of Texas' book and enforce an assault weapons ban using the same tactics authorized in the Lone Star State's six-week abortion ban.

The manufacture and sale of assault-style weapons has long been illegal in California, but in June, a federal judge overturned the ban, ludicrously comparing AR-15s to Swiss Army knives.

In the legal expert's words, the two are "good for both home and battle."

But the ban remained in place after an appeals court blocked the judge's controversial ruling.

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Now the Democratic governor is stepping up his game in an attempt to keep assault weapons off the streets of California, saying he will seek to pass legislation that would treat the firearms the same way Texas treats abortions.

The Texas law allows private citizens to sue abortion providers or anyone else they suspect of helping a woman get an abortion. The Supreme Court has allowed the law to remain in effect until a final ruling is made.

Newsom now wants to empower California residents to sue people they suspect of being in violation of the assault weapons ban. They could potentially win up to $10,000 per case.

"If states can now shield their laws from review by the federal courts that compare assault weapons to Swiss Army knives, then California will use that authority to protect people’s lives, where Texas used it to put women in harm’s way," the governor said in a new statement.

Democrats have been accused of not going all out to pass their legislative priorities, while Republicans, despite holding a minority in Congress, have succeeded in sabotaging important legislation.

As many Democratic priority bills remain stalled in the Senate, many of the party's supporters worry it could impact voter turnout in the upcoming midterm election year.

Now it seems Newsom – perhaps empowered after prevailing in a recent recall election, or determined to energize his base before hitting the campaign trail again in 2022 – is finally fighting fire with fire.

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If he succeeds, other Democratic-controlled states may follow suit, perhaps giving Dems a chance to prove they will go the same lengths as Republicans to push their policy priorities ahead of the midterms.

Even if Newsom gets such a bill drafted once the legislature returns from holiday recess in January, it would likely take months before it would arrive at the governor's desk for signature.