{"id":2317413,"date":"2024-08-01T10:28:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T14:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-seek-to-axe-state-taxes-on-guns-and-ammo-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T10:32:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T14:32:58","slug":"republicans-seek-to-axe-state-taxes-on-guns-and-ammo-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-seek-to-axe-state-taxes-on-guns-and-ammo-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans seek to axe state taxes on guns and ammo &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Frepublicans-seek-to-axe-state-taxes-on-guns-and-ammo-washington-examiner%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=2317413&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--><p>Congressional Republicans are advocating for the\u200d repeal or prohibition of \u200cstate taxes on firearms and ammunition,\u2062 responding to efforts by predominantly Democratic states to \u2063impose excise sales taxes aimed at funding gun \u200bviolence prevention\u200d initiatives. Senator James Risch of Idaho plans\u2062 to introduce legislation called the \u2063&#8221;Freedom from Unfair Gun \u2064Taxes Act,&#8221; asserting these taxes unfairly burden\u200b responsible gun owners and are part of an anti-Second Amendment \u2063agenda. California recently implemented\u2063 an\u200d 11% tax on firearms, anticipated to generate $160 million \u200cannually for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-judiciary-chairman-says-gun-control-is-top-priority\/\" title=\"Senate Judiciary Chairman Says Gun Control Is \u2018Top Priority\u2019\">gun violence prevention<\/a>.\u2062 Other states, including \u2063Maryland \u2064and Missouri, are considering similar measures. Risch&#8217;s bill aims to protect gun owners from such state-level financial burdens but is \u200dunlikely to \u2064advance in the current divided Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republicans seek to ax state taxes on guns and ammo<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1687568\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> Congressional Republicans want to roll back or block efforts by mostly blue states to implement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/newsom-signs-bill-increasing-taxes-guns-fund-school-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"excise sales taxes\">excise sales taxes<\/a> on firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories that would subsidize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3057811\/surgeon-general-decries-gun-violence-as-public-health-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"gun violence\">gun violence<\/a> prevention programs and medical trauma centers.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-risch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"James Risch\">James Risch<\/a> (R-ID), ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, will introduce a bill Thursday to halt states or municipalities from taking such action that he says would &ldquo;place a significant financial burden on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-axes-gun-permit-requirement\/\" title=\"Utah Axes Gun-Permit Requirement\u00a0\">law-abiding gun owners<\/a> to advance [states&rsquo;] anti-Second Amendment agenda.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More than a half-dozen states are looking to follow California&rsquo;s lead, which on July 1 enacted a first-in-the-nation 11% firearms tax in addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-delivers-state-of-the-union-address\/\" title=\"Biden Delivers State of the Union Address\">minimum federal tax<\/a> of 10%.<\/p>\n<p>Risch&rsquo;s legislation, dubbed the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act and first seen by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, has no viability in a divided Congress but is among the type of bills Republicans are eyeing to pass if the GOP sweeps Congress and the White House this fall.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats&rsquo; latest attack on the Second Amendment looks like an excessive excise tax to fund gun control initiatives,&rdquo; Risch said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The measure would not alter existing state firearm taxes benefiting federal wildlife conservation programs under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.<\/p>\n<p>California&rsquo;s new tax, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), is estimated to generate $160 million annually to fund state gun violence prevention programs that address school security and stripping domestic abusers of firearms. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrace.org\/2024\/03\/maryland-tax-bill-guns-ammo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Other states\">Other states<\/a> where lawmakers have proposed following suit in some fashion include Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, New Mexico, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland proponents, for example, say a proposed 11% tax on guns and ammo would generate $13 million annually and be divided among various programs and hospitals but primarily would fund the state&rsquo;s trauma system that treats gunshot victims. <\/p>\n<p>At least three municipalities have already taken similar action: Washington&rsquo;s Seattle and Tacoma, and Illinois&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2870315\/state-appeals-court-revives-challenge-to-cook-countys-gun-ammo-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cook County\">Cook County<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who will introduce the House version of Risch&rsquo;s bill, accused his home state of seeking to &ldquo;raise the price of self-defense out of reach for any American.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;California&rsquo;s new imposition of a &lsquo;sin tax&rsquo; on firearms and ammunition equates a core constitutional freedom with gambling or drug use,&rdquo; Issa told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Risch&rsquo;s legislation is endorsed by gun advocate groups, including the Congressional Sportsmen&rsquo;s Foundation, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, and the National Rifle Association. Its original co-sponsors include Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), Deb Fischer (R-NB) and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC).<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1687568\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1687568\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans aim to eliminate state taxes on firearms and ammunition. EXCLUSIVE \u2014 Congressional Republicans are working to reverse or prevent predominantly Democratic states from enacting excise sales taxes on guns, ammo, and related accessories that would fund gun violence prevention initiatives and medical trauma centers. Senator James Risch (R-ID), the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, plans to introduce a bill on Thursday aimed at stopping states or local governments from pursuing such measures, which he argues would impose a heavy financial burden on responsible gun owners in order to promote an anti-Second Amendment agenda. Several states are considering following California&#8217;s example, which recently implemented an 11% firearms tax\u2014marking the first of its kind in the nation\u2014on top of the federal minimum tax of 10%. Risch\u2019s proposed legislation, known as the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act and first reported by the Washington Examiner, is unlikely to gain traction in a divided Congress but reflects Republican priorities should they gain control this fall. Risch stated that Democrats&#8217; latest move against the Second Amendment resembles an excessive excise tax intended to support gun control efforts. The proposed measure would not affect existing state firearm taxes that contribute to federal wildlife conservation programs under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. California&#8217;s new tax is projected to raise $160 million annually for state programs aimed at preventing gun violence by enhancing school security and removing firearms from domestic abusers. Other states considering similar actions include Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, New Mexico, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, and Washington; for instance, Maryland supporters claim their proposed 11% tax could generate $13 million each year primarily for funding trauma care systems for gunshot victims. At least three municipalities have already enacted similar measures: Seattle and Tacoma in Washington State as well as Cook County in Illinois. Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA), who will present a House version of Risch\u2019s bill accused his home state of trying &#8220;to make self-defense unaffordable for Americans.&#8221; He criticized California&#8217;s new &#8220;sin tax&#8221; on firearms as equating a fundamental constitutional right with gambling or drug use. Risch\u2019s legislation has backing from various pro-gun organizations including the Congressional Sportsmen\u2019s Foundation and National Rifle Association among others; it has several original co-sponsors including Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), Deb Fischer (R-NB) along with Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2317414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/republicans-seek-to-axe-state-firearm-taxes.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4204,3756,36867],"class_list":["post-2317413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-guns","tag-republicans","tag-state-taxes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/republicans-seek-to-axe-state-firearm-taxes.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317413","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}