A representative for the Citizens Committee For the Right To Keep and Bear Arms explains why the tax won’t do any bit of good for private gun owners.
As if attempting to impose an all-out weapons ban wasn’t enough, California has a new thorn it’s putting into the sides of private gun owners – a tax.
A new bill titled California AB-28 is currently making its way through California government offices, which would unjustly impose an extra punitive tax on ammunition, firearms and additional firearm parts.
This poses a huge problem to those that collect guns or use them for business purposes, as it not only infringes on their Second Amendment rights, but also makes purchasing guns and ammunition more difficult as a whole. Not to mention that federally licensed firearms dealers would have to register and acquire yet another gun permit based on this new tax system alone.
California hopes to use the funds from this to combat “gun violence,” as they put it. However, by violating the Second Amendment, it’s really not doing anyone any bit of good.
Here to speak out on the matter is a representative for the Citizens Committee For the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), who explains why this is a dangerous and unlawful tax that will hurt people in the long run.
Q&A:
- Why is California imposing such a tax, especially if it goes against the protection the Second Amendment provides?
- Is California really this desperate to battle “gun violence,” instead of looking for more viable solutions to the matter? Such as Concealed-Carry, which is something you’ve promoted for some time?
- What do you think will happen if the tax passes? Could people challenge it in court, all the way up to the Supreme Court if it gets to that point?
- Could other states consider using a tax such as this to fight back against gun violence? Or will the Second Amendment protect private gun owners?
- Where can people call in to pledge their support to the CCRKBA?
The number to support the group is (800) 699-0992.
- Where can we learn more about the and its members?
Those interested can visit our home page at https://www.ccrkba.org.
CCRKBA (Second Amendment Foundation) spokespersons available to be your guest:
ABOUT CHRIS CHENG (In Pacific Time)
Chris Cheng serves on the advisory council to the Second Amendment Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He is the History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 Champion and author of the book “Shoot to Win.” Cheng is an Asian D&I advocate in the gun community; a former Google employee who went from self-taught amateur to pro shooter.
ABOUT CAM EDWARDS (In Eastern Time)
Cam Edwards is the editor at Bearing Arms-dot-com and hosts the popular podcast Cam & Company that focuses on Second Amendment news and information. Cam is originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and has worked in radio, television, and online media for over two decades. He currently lives on a small farm with his family near Farmville, Virginia, and is a member of the board of Citizens Committee to Keep and Bear Arms.
ABOUT MARK WALTERS (in Eastern Time):
Mark Walters is a member of the board of directors for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. As a nationally syndicated host of two talk radio programs, Armed American Radio and Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense, Mark is heard on hundreds of stations weekly across the country. Mark is the co-founder of Armed American News and the recipient of the 2015 “Gun Rights Defender of the Year award.” In addition, Mark Walters is co-author of three books, including Lessons from Armed America, Lessons from Unarmed America, and Grilling While Armed.
ABOUT LEE WILLIAMS (In Eastern Time)
Lee Williams is also known as The Gun Writer and has been writing about the Second Amendment, firearms, the firearms industry, and the gun culture for more than ten years. He is the Chief Editor of the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Reporting Project and is a frequent contributor to Ammoland News and Armed American Radio. In addition, Lee serves as a board member of Florida Carry, Inc. He was also an editor for a daily newspaper in Florida. Before becoming a newspaper editor, Lee was an investigative reporter in three states and a U.S. Territory. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as a police officer. Before becoming a cop, Lee served in the Army. Lee has earned more than a dozen national journalism awards as a reporter and three medals of valor as a police officer.
ABOUT DAVE WORKMAN (In Pacific Time):
Dave Workman is an award-winning career journalist and senior editor of TheGunMag.com. He writes for Liberty Park Press, Conservative Firing Line, and is communications director for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. He has authored Op-Ed pieces in several major newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and co-authored seven books with Second Amendment Foundation Alan Gottlieb. Workman’s beat is firearms, from politics to the outdoors. He is widely considered an authority on firearms, concealed carry, and gun politics.
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing, and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 700,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
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