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California’s new 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition is already being challenged in federal court, but now Republicans in Congress are taking aim at the law and similar proposals introduced in several other blue states.
IdahoSen.JamesRischandCaliforniaRep.DarrelIssaaretheprimarysponsorsofthe“FreedomfromUnfairGunTaxesAct”,whichRischsayswouldblockstatesfromimposingnewexcisetaxesonthesaleoffirearmsandammunitionthatchannelstherevenuetoguncontrolefforts.
Inapressrelease,Issastated,“Foryears,extremestatepoliciesandgovernors,includingfrommyhomestate,havetargetedthefundamentalSecondAmendmentrightsofourfellowAmericans.California’snewimpositionofa‘sintax’onfirearmsandammunitionequatesacoreconstitutionalfreedomwithgamblingordruguse.Enoughisenough.That’swhySen.RischandIarejoiningforcestointroducethiskeylegislationandstopanystatetaxthatseekstoraisethepriceofself-defenseoutofreachforanyAmerican.”
It’sagreatidea,thoughIwishitalsoprohibitedlocalandcountygovernmentsfromimposingthoses
