Several plaintiffs, including the NRA, filed a legal complaint seeking to block California's new excise tax relating to firearms, claiming it violates precedent on taxation of constitutional rights.
A consortium of Second Amendment advocacy groups and two residents filed suit seeking to block California’s new 11% excise tax on firearms, parts and ammunition. The case, Jaymes v. Maduros, alleged that the Supreme Court has previously ruled that constitutional rights should not be subject to taxation, and sought to block the tax that went into effect July 1. One of the precedents cited was Murdock v.
President Brandon Combs called California’s tax a 'modern Jim Crow law' that targets people who are disliked by those in power, such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom. 'Thankfully, the Constitution forbids California's political warfare scheme. FPC and our allies are committed to restoring the right to keep and bear arms in California and throughout the United States,' Combs said in a statement.
The filing also cites the recent New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen case, which targeted the Empire State’s requirements for concealed-carry permitting. Bruen 'guarantee the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation,' the plaintiffs said. In a statement, the NRA said that although the tax is formally levied on gun dealers, the amount is passed down to the consumer.
California's firearms excise tax is a blatant and egregious attack on the rights of Californians and a calculated maneuver to dismantle the Second Amendment,' Kozuch said. A Newsom spokesman, however, disagreed with the allegations. 'This is a modest investment in gun violence prevention programs that are proven to work,' Daniel Villaseñor told the Los Angeles Times, calling the Golden State 'No. 1 for gun safety.
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