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Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law that will raise taxes on guns and ammunition. The federal government already taxes guns at 10% or 11%. The law Newsom signed on

A mass shooting at a dance studio set off a major effort by the Monterey Park City Council to lobby for gun safety legislation at not the state and federal levels but also within the city.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Tuesday that will double the taxes on guns and ammunition, with the new revenue going to safety initiatives. The federal government collects excise taxes on purchases of firearms and ammunition at either 10% or 11%. The new law adds another 11% excise tax, meaning that Golden State residents

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed several firearms and ammunition-related bills into law on Tuesday, including one to tax guns and ammunition and another that places more rules on people seeking a concealed carry weapons permit and on the permit itself. The signings come just days after a Newsom-led campaign to amend the U.S. Constitution passed […]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law that will double taxes on guns and ammunition and use the money to pay for more security at schools

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- 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 Courts new standard for interpreting the Second Amendment.

The federal government currently taxes gun and ammunition sales at a rate of 10% or 11%. The new law adds another 11% tax to sales.

The NRA hit back at California Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a handful of gun control bills into law, including an excise tax he compared to a "sin tax."

The law Newsom signed makes California the only state with its own tax on guns and ammunition.

California will double the taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for more security at schools under a new law signed by Gov. Newsom.