Newsom signs gun laws that add new taxes and limit where owners can carry firearms
Gov. Gavin Newsom shakes hands Tuesday with Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel after signing Gabriels bill that raises taxes on guns and ammunition. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
BY HANNAH WILEY
STAFF WRITER
SEPT. 26, 2023 11:25 AM PT
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control measures Tuesday, including a bill that tightens the states concealed-carry rules and another that imposes a new tax on firearm and ammunition sales.
During a signing ceremony in Sacramento alongside lawmakers and gun control advocates, Newsom said California would resist legal efforts to dismantle its firearms laws and maintain its position as a national gun control leader, but called for greater federal action.
We have a responsibility to do more and continue to lead in that conversation, Newsom said. I think we need to be screaming louder about this.
Link:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-26/gavin-newsom-gun-control-bills-signed-taxes-ammunition-concealed-carry-bruen-supreme-court