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Just months after Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill barring K-12 teachers from being armed for self-defense, Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-9) is pushing a tax on firearms to pay for school security.
His bill, AB 2497, would also tax ammunition to help fund security at schools.
The text of AB 2497...
Boy howdy did this just make me feel good! Feel great! While reading it, I let out a “(expletive) yeah” out loud!
I finally feel like someone is actually fighting back. Amidst all the fear and hurt and ignorance that is being shed throughout our country, there is a state that is saying enough...
Well the race is on sort of. The ATF already lost this one a long while ago, but according to NFA Tracker, Form 4 Individual wait times are averaging 5 months and I'm at about 4 1/2.
I also just finished filing my taxes, so I'm wondering what will happen first, my Tax Stamp approval or my Tax...