US EditionCalifornia governor signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of gun control measures into law, including an 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition, doubling the firearm tax in California, which will fund school safety measures and violence reduction initiatives.
- The legislation bans concealed carrying of guns in sensitive places like educational institutions and sets the minimum age for concealed carry permits at 21. It also strengthens background checks for firearm permits and requires microstamping technology on all semi-automatic pistols by 2028.
- Newsom's actions align with a national movement by Democratic governors to restrict public carrying of weapons.
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California governor signs sweeping gun control legislation including tax on firearms and ammunition
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than 20 bills into law concerning guns on Tuesday. The new laws cover a variety of topics including, but not limited to, an increase in taxes, requirements for gun dealers, waiting periods, criminal penalties, individuals prohibited from owning firearms and safety materials. Specifically, Assembly Bill (AB) 1598 requires a gun dealer to give the most recent safety pamphlet to purchasers of a firearm. …
California governor signs gun control measures into law, including nation’s first state tax on firearms and ammunition
By Josh Campbell and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of gun control measures into law Tuesday, impacting where Californians can legally carry weapons and levying the nation’s first state tax on firearms and ammunition, prompting at least one lawsuit and likely future legal challenges from gun rights advocates. The legislation places an 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition sold by gun manufacturer…
California governor signs gun control measures into law, including nation's first state tax on firearms and ammunition
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of gun control measures into law Tuesday, impacting where Californians can legally carry weapons and levying the nation’s first state tax on firearms and ammunition, prompting at least one lawsuit and likely future legal challenges from gun rights advocates.
California governor signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety
California will ban people from carrying firearms in most public places while doubling the taxes on guns and ammunition sold in the state under two new laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Tuesday that will test the limits of the U.S. Supreme Court's new standard for interpreting the Second Amendment. ...
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