Right.
You come from a state that has 10 day waiting periods, bgc (soon) and permits for purchasing ammo, NO Shall issue (statewide) CCW NO pre 94 semi autos, No guns that don't pass the CADOJ requirements. CA's DOJ roster of banned firearms is longer than what most gun dist. carry. Bullet buttons and the originally approved mags purchased / mfg before 9/94 no longer grandfathered.
On & On
So for you to say the harm is mitigated, is what we see as another step towards CA's draconian gun restrictions. If not worse.
As for Boise, homes we looked at while there 6 months ago, listed for $250K have been resold 1-2x by CA transplants, now listed in the low $400's.
My cousin with a construction co. has seen the CA mentality trying to change even simple things like how the city deals with Illegals and homeless. MOTS repressive, progressive mentality trying to turn that city and some of the state in to the shithole CA is.