Alarmed by recent mass shootings in Orange, Boulder in Colorado, and Atlanta area, California lawmakers advanced a new tax proposal on the sale of guns and ammunition in the state on Tuesday to increase the funds for violence prevention programs.
Based on the legislation proposed by Assemblyman Marc Levine (D-San Rafael), a $25 excise tax on retailers would be imposed for each sale of new guns, and a certain percentage of tax yet to be determined for the ammunition, NRA-ILA reported.
According to Los Angeles Times, Levine told the Parliamentary Public Safety Commission that gun-related violence would not end on its own during a hearing on Tuesday.
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Citing recent mass shootings in Orange, Boulder, Colo., and the Atlanta area, state lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a proposal for a new tax on the sale of guns and ammunition in California to boost funding for violence prevention programs.
The legislation by Assemblyman Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) would place a $25 excise tax on retailers for the sale of each new gun and an as-yet-undetermined levy on ammo sales to raise millions of dollars to fund the efforts.
“Gun violence will not end on its own,” Levine told the Assembly Public Safety Committee during a hearing Tuesday. “We must take responsible action to end the public health crisis that is gun violence in our state, in our nation.”
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