{"id":204035,"date":"2024-07-03T12:16:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=204035"},"modified":"2024-07-03T12:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:16:56","slug":"saf-sues-california-over-new-gun-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/saf-sues-california-over-new-gun-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"SAF Sues California Over New Gun Tax!"},"content":{"rendered":"\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=\"Looking at some of the new laws that just went into effect in California\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSTsn-4T9UE?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<p><\/p>\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\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) isn\u2019t taking California\u2019s new 11 percent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/california-starts-taxing-tracking-gun-purchases\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-sues-california-over-new-gun-tax\" title=\"SAF Sues California Over New Gun Tax!\">gun tax<\/a> lying down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ve teamed up with the California Rifle &amp; Pistol Association, National Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, and two private citizens to file a lawsuit in San Diego County Superior Court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case, dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/saf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Jaymes-Complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-sues-california-over-new-gun-tax\" title=\"SAF Sues California Over New Gun Tax!\"><em>James v. Maduro<\/em>s<\/a>, takes aim at Nicolas Maduros, the big boss of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan M. 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