Pro-Freedom Groups Set Sights On California Firearm Excise Tax
A coalition of pro-gun organizations has filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California in the County of San Diego challenging the state’s 11% excise tax on firearms, gun parts and ammunition.
California’s Firearms Excise Tax, created by Assembly Bill 28 during the last session, imposes the tax on gun sellers, not gun purchasers. However, as with any other tax scheme, the increase is passed on to the final purchaser.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday and titled Jaymes v.