The tax revenue is supposed to fund gun violence prevention but California's record on prevention suggests little will actually change.
Get the news that matters to all Californians. Start every week informed.Receive a weekly digest in your inbox from Dan Walters, who shines a light on how elected officials spend your tax dollars.A box of ammunition on the counter at Big 5 Sporting Goods in El Cerrito on Sept. 9, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMattersCalifornia passed a series of gun restrictions this year, including an excise tax on firearm and ammunition purchases.
“If we can have a tax to protect wildlife, we can have one that protects people,” he said last month.funded. Despite the program’s immense endowment, overdose deaths have increased more than 10% each of the last three years, and an estimatedCalifornia’s track record on violent crime hasn’t gotten better, either. Despite strict gun laws, the state last year experienced aClearly California’s investment in so-called prevention strategies isn’t working.
Newsom shouldn’t be surprised when these laws get struck down as grossly unconstitutional. If he had done his homework, he would’ve seen that theby the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the right to keep and bear arms in public for self-defense is “not a second-class right,” and must be held to the same standard as any other constitutional amendment.
Since Newsom is so fond of calling California “the freedom state,” maybe he should focus on freeing Californians from violent crime, a problem that wouldn’t be so dramatic if residents had the freedom to defend themselves.We've recently sent you an authentication link. Please, check your inbox!Catch up on the top stories in California with a summary of our reporting and commentary from the past week.
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