{"id":190451,"date":"2023-09-26T19:21:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T00:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=185014"},"modified":"2023-09-26T19:21:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T00:58:48","slug":"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws &#8212; 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Newsom.jpg\" alt=\"Gov. Gavin Newsom in a video posted to Twitter.\" class=\"wp-image-180594\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Newsom is also pushing the anti-gun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2023\/06\/12\/28th-wtas\/#:~:text=A%2028th%20Constitutional%20Amendment%20will,to%20keep%20our%20families%20safe.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\">28th Amendment<\/a>.  (<em>Photo: Newsom\/Twitter<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed multiple anti-gun bills into law on September 26th, drawing criticism from gun-rights advocates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-quote-from-newsom\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\" data-level=\"2\">Quote from Newsom<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-anti-gun-legislation\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\" data-level=\"2\">Anti-Gun Legislation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-concerns-raised-by-advocates\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\" data-level=\"2\">Concerns Raised by Advocates<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-nra-s-stance-on-newsom-s-anti-gun-laws\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\" data-level=\"2\">NRA&#8217;s Stance on Newsom&#8217;s Anti-Gun Laws<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-conclusion-lawsuits-inbound\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\" data-level=\"2\">Conclusion &#8230; Lawsuits Inbound!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quote-from-newsom\">Quote from Newsom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile radical judges continue to strip away our ability to keep people safe, California will keep fighting \u2014 because gun safety laws work,&#8221; said Newsom in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2023\/09\/26\/governor-newsom-strengthens-californias-nation-leading-gun-safety-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\">press release <\/a>obtained by GunsAmerica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The data proves they save lives: California\u2019s gun death rate is 43% lower than the rest of the nation. These new laws will make our communities and families safer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-anti-gun-legislation\">Anti-Gun <strong>Legislation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Further Strengthen California&#039;s Gun Safety Laws\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dwwApW2PxGc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Senate Bill 2:<\/strong> Enhances the issuance criteria for carry permits, increasing the scope of gun-free zones and restricting permit holders to only their registered handguns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Senate Bill 452:<\/strong> Focuses on the microstamping feature in semi-automatic pistols, setting guidelines for replacing this component and detailing its potential mandatory implementation by 2028.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assembly Bill 28:<\/strong> Introduces an 11% excise tax on firearms, ammunition, and firearm parts, with proceeds going to a &#8220;gun violence&#8221; fund.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assembly Bill 1089:<\/strong> Extends California&#8217;s ban on manufacturing firearms using CNC milling machines or 3D printers by private individuals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assembly Bill 1587:<\/strong> Mandates credit card issuers to identify firearm and ammunition retailers using specific Merchant Category Codes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-concerns-raised-by-advocates\"><strong>Concerns Raised by Advocates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) expressed concerns over the new laws.  They allege they undermine the rights of law-abiding citizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew Gottlieb, CCRKBA&#8217;s Managing Director, criticized Newsom for penalizing honest gun owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGavin Newsom continues to blame gun owners for problems he is not addressing as the state\u2019s chief executive,\u201d said Gottlieb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInstead of cracking down on law-abiding gun owners by signing Senate Bill 2, which restricts lawful concealed carry, and Assembly Bill 28, creating an 11 percent excise tax on firearms and ammunition, he should be focusing his attention on the people committing crimes,&#8221; he continued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Again \u2013 as a courtesy, the NRA has condensed California Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\">@GavinNewsom<\/a>&#39;s gun-control press conference down to 30 seconds for you. <br \/><br \/>Two things are clear: he&#39;s hell-bent on dismantling the Second Amendment, and he HATES the NRA&#39;s SCOTUS victory in NYSRPA v. Bruen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YEohRJRyC2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\">pic.twitter.com\/YEohRJRyC2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NRA (@NRA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRA\/status\/1706831978668999029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/california-lawmakers-back-newsoms-push-to-ratify-anti-gun-28th-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\">California Lawmakers Back Newsom\u2019s Push to Ratify Anti-Gun 28th Amendment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CCRKBA Board Member Cam Edwards noted that while Attorney General Rob Bonta claimed the right to carry escalates violent crime rates, data shows a nationwide drop in these rates over the past 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOf course, it\u2019s gun&nbsp;owners, not guns that these bills are cracking down on. Bonta claimed that the right to carry increases violent crime by 29%, even though violent crime rates have plunged across the country for the past 30 years even as a majority of states have adopted first shall-issue and now permitless carry laws,&#8221; said Edwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nra-s-stance-on-newsom-s-anti-gun-laws\"><strong>NRA&#8217;s Stance<\/strong> on Newsom&#8217;s Anti-Gun Laws<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;The NRA vows to fight these oppressive laws, standing firm with the majority of Americans in opposition to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\">@GavinNewsom<\/a>\u2019s draconian initiatives.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kAYlf5zmvX\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\">https:\/\/t.co\/kAYlf5zmvX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NRA (@NRA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRA\/status\/1706750943075651981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Rifle Association (NRA) stated that these laws would fail to impact criminals in California. They believe the measures will only create more obstacles for legal gun owners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NRA&#8217;s legal team announced plans to explore and possibly challenge these laws in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion-lawsuits-inbound\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>&#8230; Lawsuits Inbound! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We just filed a motion for preliminary injunction in our lawsuit challenging California&#39;s new public carry bans. You can read it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/99Fs7qDSt3\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\">https:\/\/t.co\/99Fs7qDSt3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gunpolicy\/status\/1706806282701987864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s little doubt that pro-2A groups will be challenging some of these new laws in the coming weeks.  Check back for updates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"newsom-goes-nuts-signs-bevy-of-anti-gun-bills-into-laws-11-tax-on-firearms-gun-free-zones-more\" title=\"Newsom Goes Nuts! Signs Bevy of Anti-Gun Bills Into Laws -- 11% Tax on Firearms, Gun-Free Zones, More!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Gov. 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