California Enacts First Statewide Gun and Ammunition Tax in U.S.

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Look at California..milking the gun crowd for money..most of which will be spent is ways that make them gnash their teeth..gottta love it~

MSN

California will become the first state in the nation to impose an excise tax on gun and ammunition sales under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Starting next July, the state will collect an 11% tax on retail sales of guns, gun parts and ammunition. The money would be used for gun-violence prevention, enhanced school safety and programs geared toward victims of gun violence.
The tax won’t apply to sales made to law-enforcement agencies and their current or former officers. The state already charges a $37.19 fee on each firearm sale to fund law enforcement.
There is already a federal excise tax of 10% on wholesale prices for handguns and 11% for long guns and ammunition, which go toward conservation and hunter education programs. In addition, several local governments impose excise taxes on gun sales, including Seattle and Tacoma in Washington and Cook County in Illinois.

 

[pknopp]

It would be a good time to own a gun shop in Arizona.

 

[excalibur]

Gun violence programs.

Just more graft.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Someone will sue. It will be interesting to see if the law is held up or not.

 

[marvin martian]

Look at California..milking the gun crowd for money..most of which will be spent is ways that make them gnash their teeth..gottta love it~

MSN

California will become the first state in the nation to impose an excise tax on gun and ammunition sales under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Starting next July, the state will collect an 11% tax on retail sales of guns, gun parts and ammunition. The money would be used for gun-violence prevention, enhanced school safety and programs geared toward victims of gun violence.
The tax won’t apply to sales made to law-enforcement agencies and their current or former officers. The state already charges a $37.19 fee on each firearm sale to fund law enforcement.
There is already a federal excise tax of 10% on wholesale prices for handguns and 11% for long guns and ammunition, which go toward conservation and hunter education programs. In addition, several local governments impose excise taxes on gun sales, including Seattle and Tacoma in Washington and Cook County in Illinois.

California has long been trying to deprive poor and working people of their right to self defense. Looks like they may have finally succeeded.

As always, black and brown people will pay the heaviest price, which is, of course, exactly what the state wants.

 

[Auld Phart]

Next year, turnstiles at voting booths.

 

[pknopp]

California has long been trying to deprive poor and working people of their right to self defense. Looks like they may have finally succeeded.

As always, black and brown people will pay the heaviest price.

Poor people will have no problem finding a gun to buy that isn't taxed.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Someone will sue. It will be interesting to see if the law is held up or not.

Well..the Feds have been doing it for years..at the wholesale level..and some local jusisdictions tax retail. My thought is that it stands..but Nevada and Arizona are close~

 

[Lord-Humungus]

I hope they follow it up with a tax on voting, you know to protect the children

 

[hjmick]

Too bad the people they need to regulate won't be paying a single cent of these new taxes... at least not for the guns.

 

[Bob Blaylock]

Look at California..milking the gun crowd for money..most of which will be spent is ways that make them gnash their teeth..gottta love it~

MSN

California will become the first state in the nation to impose an excise tax on gun and ammunition sales under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Starting next July, the state will collect an 11% tax on retail sales of guns, gun parts and ammunition. The money would be used for gun-violence prevention, enhanced school safety and programs geared toward victims of gun violence.
The tax won’t apply to sales made to law-enforcement agencies and their current or former officers. The state already charges a $37.19 fee on each firearm sale to fund law enforcement.
There is already a federal excise tax of 10% on wholesale prices for handguns and 11% for long guns and ammunition, which go toward conservation and hunter education programs. In addition, several local governments impose excise taxes on gun sales, including Seattle and Tacoma in Washington and Cook County in Illinois.

The precedent has already been set with regard to poll taxes.

It is unconstitutional to impose a tax burden on the exercise of a Constitutional right.

 

[1srelluc]

In before the injunction.

 

[Bob Blaylock]

Gun violence programs.
Just more graft.

It'll be used like our fuel taxes are. By law, the taxes on motor vehicle fuels are supposed to be used to maintain our roads and related infrastructure.

Instead, the corrupt pieces of shit that infest our state government misappropriate it for other uses, and then use the fact that there isn't enough left for the roads as an excuse to increase these taxes again every year.

 

[whitehall]

Gas is around $3.60 on the east coast and around $7 in some areas of Ca. and now it's a tax on guns and ammo. Shades of the crazy King George. How long is it going to take for a Ca. Tea party?

 

[Dekster]

Look at California..milking the gun crowd for money..most of which will be spent is ways that make them gnash their teeth..gottta love it~

MSN

California will become the first state in the nation to impose an excise tax on gun and ammunition sales under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Starting next July, the state will collect an 11% tax on retail sales of guns, gun parts and ammunition. The money would be used for gun-violence prevention, enhanced school safety and programs geared toward victims of gun violence.
The tax won’t apply to sales made to law-enforcement agencies and their current or former officers. The state already charges a $37.19 fee on each firearm sale to fund law enforcement.
There is already a federal excise tax of 10% on wholesale prices for handguns and 11% for long guns and ammunition, which go toward conservation and hunter education programs. In addition, several local governments impose excise taxes on gun sales, including Seattle and Tacoma in Washington and Cook County in Illinois.

Good for them. Narcan be pricey. Someone has to pay for it.

 

[BackAgain]

I’m so old, I even remember when taxation was supposed to be a source of revenue, not a tool of social control.

 

[toobfreak]

Someone will sue. It will be interesting to see if the law is held up or not.

It will be knocked down. You cannot tax a right.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

It will be knocked down. You cannot tax a right.

Guns are already taxed

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

It'll be used like our fuel taxes are. By law, the taxes on motor vehicle fuels are supposed to be used to maintain our roads and related infrastructure.

Instead, the corrupt pieces of shit that infest our state government misappropriate it for other uses, and then use the fact that there isn't enough left for the roads as an excuse to increase these taxes again every year.

Yeah..one would have to be dumb as a rock to live in California, right?

 

[AMart]

Gun violence dindu nuffin.