Category: gun taxes

California Mulls New Tax on Guns, Ammunition

April 12, 2023
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A California bill that would add another 11 percent in state taxes to firearms and ammunition sold in the state passed its first hurdle in the Legislature April 11. The Assembly’s Public Safety Committee voted in favor of Assembly Bill 28, introduced by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), despite opposition from several state law enforcement…

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San Jose’s Gun Tax Has Nothing to Do With Reducing Crime

February 4, 2022
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Commentary  CNN touts San Jose as being “poised to take a step closer to first-in-the-nation gun ownership requirements.” At first, I had thought that the poorly worded headline must be mistaken, as there are cities, such as Kennesaw, Georgia, that have required residents to own guns. In San Jose’s case, “gun ownership requirements” means paying an…

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Illinois Supreme Court Rules Unconstitutional Tax on Guns and Ammo

October 23, 2021
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The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 21 that two taxes on guns and ammunition in Cook County violate the state’s constitution because they affect law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment right to acquire firearms for self-defense. Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis wrote in a 6–0 decision that the taxes violate the constitution’s uniformity clause, while…

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