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CSF Issues Action Alert for California

Ask your Assembly Member to vote “NO” on AB 1223!

AB 1223 is now on the Assembly floor and will be brought up for a vote by Friday, June 4!

AB 1223 would impose an 11% tax on all long gun and ammunition purchases, along with a 10% tax on handgun sales. This bill is said to “mirror” the federal excise tax paid by sportsmen and women to fund conservation efforts via the Pittman-Robertson Act. The revenue generated by AB 1223, however, would not be used to fund conservation. It would instead fund a program that helps deal with criminal activity.

Please contact your assembly member immediately and urge them to vote “NO” on AB 1223!

Each year, California’s sportsmen and women contribute tens of millions of dollars to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, providing vital revenue to help carry out their mission of managing the state’s diverse fish and wildlife, and the habitats upon which they depend. These funds are generated through fishing and hunting license sales, and through the purchase of sporting-related goods. Under the Pittman-Robertson Act, a 10-11% federal excise tax is paid on all firearm and ammunition purchases, which in turn funds a large portion of the state’s wildlife management, conservation, and research efforts.

AB 1223, if passed, would double the excise tax already paid by sportsmen, thereby driving up the costs of these goods, reducing sales, and in turn, reducing the conservation funding, which benefits all California residents.

CONTACT YOUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER TODAY! https://www.assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers

Good ole liberals and more gun control attempts

It appears this went to vote on June 4th - any update as to if it has passed or not?

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BILL VOTES

AB-1223 Firearms and ammunition: excise tax.(2021-2022)
Bill Votes
Date
06/03/21
Result
(FAIL)
Location
Assembly Floor
Ayes Count
46
Noes Count
20
NVR Count
13
Motion
AB 1223 Levine Assembly Third Reading
Ayes
Aguiar-Curry, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Bloom, Bryan, Burke, Calderon, Carrillo, Chau, Chiu, Friedman, Gabriel, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Lorena Gonzalez, Holden, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lee, Levine, Low, Maienschein, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, O'Donnell, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Blanca Rubio, Santiago, Stone, Ting, Villapudua, Ward, Akilah Weber, Wicks, Wood, Rendon
Noes
Bigelow, Chen, Choi, Cunningham, Megan Dahle, Davies, Flora, Fong, Gallagher, Kiley, Lackey, Mathis, Mayes, Nguyen, Patterson, Salas, Seyarto, Smith, Valladares, Voepel
NVR
Arambula, Boerner Horvath, Cervantes, Cooley, Cooper, Daly, Frazier, Gray, Grayson, Irwin, Petrie-Norris, Rodriguez, Waldron

Bill Votes
Date
05/20/21
Result
(PASS)
Location
Asm Appropriations
Ayes Count
12
Noes Count
4
NVR Count
0
Motion
Do pass as amended.
Ayes
Calderon, Carrillo, Chau, Gabriel, Eduardo Garcia, Lorena Gonzalez, Holden, Levine, Quirk, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Akilah Weber
Noes
Bigelow, Megan Dahle, Davies, Fong
NVR

Bill Votes
Date
04/26/21
Result
(PASS)
Location
Asm Revenue and Taxation
Ayes Count
6
Noes Count
4
NVR Count
1
Motion
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Ayes
Burke, Levine, Mullin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk, Luz Rivas
Noes
Gray, Mayes, Nguyen, Seyarto
NVR
Grayson

Bill Votes
Date
04/06/21
Result
(PASS)
Location
Asm Public Safety
Ayes Count
6
Noes Count
2
NVR Count
0
Motion
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
Ayes
Bauer-Kahan, Jones-Sawyer, Lee, Quirk, Santiago, Wicks
Noes
Lackey, Seyarto
NVR

The best solution to liberal bills like this ‘ is to vote out Gavin Newscum, during the upcoming recall election !...