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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 Court's 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.