{"id":2027028,"date":"2023-09-09T20:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T00:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-grab-deep-blue-state-approves-massive-additional-firearms-ammo-tax\/"},"modified":"2023-09-09T20:32:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T00:32:05","slug":"gun-grab-deep-blue-state-approves-massive-additional-firearms-ammo-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-grab-deep-blue-state-approves-massive-additional-firearms-ammo-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue State Approves Hefty Tax on Firearms and Ammo"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgun-grab-deep-blue-state-approves-massive-additional-firearms-ammo-tax%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2027028&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Arming Yourself Could Soon Become More Costly in California<\/h2>\n<p>California\u200c legislators have approved new taxes \u200don firearms and ammunition that could see guns become significantly more expensive than they \u200dare in other states.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, passed in the California Senate\u2062 on Thursday, would levy a heavy 11-percent tax on all firearm and\u2063 ammo transactions, according\u2064 to \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/california-lawmakers-approve-raising-taxes-guns-ammunition-pay-school-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The tax would create a California state tax equivalent to the highest existing federal\u200d tax on guns.<\/p>\n<p>The proceeds of the tax will be spent on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-whats-in-the-senate-gun-control-bill\/\" title=\"Here's What's in the Senate Gun Control Bill\">school safety programs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-ex-california-mayor-pleads-guilty-feds-unveil-scheme-sell-mlb-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California\u2019s<\/a> gun \u200bviolence prevention programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t let politics stand in the way of saving the lives of our children and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-set-to-run-out-of-funding-as-biden-continues-ignoring-border-crisis\/\" title=\"ICE Set to Run Out of Funding as Biden Continues Ignoring Border Crisis\">providing mental health care<\/a> in our school \u200bdistricts,\u201d state Sen. Anthony Portantino, a Democrat, said of\u2063 the idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFear should not be on the brow\u2062 of a parent when they\u200c send their kids to school.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: California lawmakers approve new taxes on guns, ammo. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zablm8luJH\">pic.twitter.com\/zablm8luJH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LWNC (@LwncNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LwncNews\/status\/1700206979346510273?\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The\u2064 Impact on Gun \u200dDealers \u2063and \u200dSellers<\/h3>\n<p>The text of the <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislation itself<\/a> criticizes the increasing \u200brevenue\u2064 that trade in firearms created\u2062 for dealers and gun sellers after the\u200c coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe firearm\u200d industry has also enjoyed record \u2062growth and profits for years,\u201d the law reads.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a sure \u200dbet that the legislation will be signed into law by progressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harris-allies-furious-gavin-newsom-stealing-kamalas-spotlight-disrespectful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has proposed creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2023\/06\/08\/28th-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28th Amendment<\/a> to the Constitution that would ban so<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-new-illinois-state-laws-prove-democrats-are-the-party-of-chaos\/\" title=\"Three Illinois State Laws Showcase Democratic Party's Disarray\">-called \u2062assault weapons<\/a> and enact a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/satanists-demand-religious-exemption-to-perform-abortion-ritual-illegal-under-texas-law\/\" title=\"Satanists Demand Religious Exemption To Perform \u2018Abortion Ritual\u2019 Illegal Under Texas Law\">mandatory waiting period<\/a> for gun purchases.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the governor said he would \u201cevaluate\u2063 the\u200d bill on\u200c its merits,\u201d according to\u2063 Fox.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cA spokesperson for Newsom said the\u2064 governor would \u2018evaluate\u2063 the bill on its merits.&#8217;\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AZKotN25s5\">https:\/\/t.co\/AZKotN25s5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Firearms\u200d Policy Coalition \u2062(@gunpolicy)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gunpolicy\/status\/1699951468743200769?\">September \u20648, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Potential Legal Challenges<\/h3>\n<p>Newsom has until Oct. 14 to veto or sign the\u2062 legislation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/california-approves-new-taxes-on-guns-ammo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTLA-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the legislation predicted it \u2062would face rigorous\u2062 legal \u2063challenges if signed into law.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That\u2019s not really true. The NFA included a huge tax on the guns it covered.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Northern Mariana \u2063Islands passed a $1000 excise tax on handguns, which was ruled unconstitutional in Murphy v.\u200d Guerrero \u200d(2016). We\u2019ll see if \u2064California\u2019s 11% \u2063survives court challenges, but\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/52r93gcC6b\">https:\/\/t.co\/52r93gcC6b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062Kostas Moros (@MorosKostas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorosKostas\/status\/1699930787641254094?\">September 7, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Challenging the Policy<\/h3>\n<p>Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle and Pistol Association, said his organization\u2019s intends to challenge the policy in the\u200b courts, according to Fox.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a \u200bpoll tax. It\u2019s a tax on exercising a constitutional right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to\u200b have to file a lawsuit to challenge it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/coordinated-mob-ransacks-entire-california-luxury-store-less-minute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a> \u200balready has some of the most restrictive \u2064gun laws in the Union.<\/p>\n<p>The heavy state tax would\u2064 make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-grab-deep-blue-state-approves-massive-additional-firearms-ammo-tax\/\" title=\"Blue State Approves Hefty Tax on Firearms and Ammo\">left-wing \u200dstate unique<\/a> even \u200camong its peers with restrictive laws on guns.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gun-grab-deep-blue-state-approves-massive-additional-firearms-ammo-tax\/\">Gun\u2062 Grab: Deep-Blue State Approves Massive Additional Firearms, \u2063Ammo Tax<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>firearms and a 10-percent tax on ammunition. This move aims to discourage gun ownership and fund violence prevention programs. If implemented, California would have the highest firearm taxes in the US, potentially making guns unaffordable for many residents. The bill now awaits approval from the state assembly before becoming law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":666,"featured_media":2027029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2027028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2027029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}