Will California's new tax on gun and ammunition sales reduce firearm violence? California will be the first U.S. state to charge an excise tax on guns and ammunition, starting in July. The new tax- an 11% levy on each sale-will come on top of federal excise taxes of 10% or 11% for firearms and California's 6% sales tax.
The National Rifle Assn. has characterized the law that allows this new tax, the Gun Violence Prevention, as an affront to the Constitution. But the reaction from the gun lobby and firearms manufacturers may hint at something else: the effect that the measure, which is aimed at reducing gun violence, may have on sales.
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The new tax will make me feel safer, because there should be no more gun violence in California.
5/26/2024 2:25 PM PT
Johnny Wactor -- an actor best known for appearing in nearly 200 episodes of "General Hospital" -- has died, TMZ has learned.
Wactor was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles early Saturday morning, his mother Scarlett tells TMZ. She says Johnny was with a coworker when they saw three men messing with Johnny's car. While authorities haven't release his name, this matches the description of an incident where three suspects allegedly tried to steal a catalytic converter.
RIP Sam Rubin Sam Rubin (February 16, 1960 - May 10, 2024) was an American journalist who served as the entertainment reporter for the KTLA Morning News.
I got my first warning on TikTok. I got my first warning on TikTok. I was reported for bullying. Young lady posted a video saying she wanted men to pull her but plug out and suck on it. I told her that she is nasty, then she reported me for bullying her. I lost my appeal.
Southern California Edison rebate. I had solar installed in October 2023. I've been asking where's my rebate. Edison said until the state issue them rebate money they have no money for rebates. I think Newsom has overspent California's budget so I won't be getting a rebate anytime soon.
Derek Chauvin former Minneapolis police officer. Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd during a 2020 arrest that set off a wave of protests, was stabbed at a federal prison in Tucson, Ariz., on Friday, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
I'm going to build a Monarch butterfly habitat. Milkweed plants are the Monarch butterfly favorite food. I bought a bag of Milkweed seeds from Amazon. My plants are about 10" tall and I already have Monarch catapillas. Once the plants are mature I will build the habitat and transfer the catapillas to the habitat to protect them from predators and release then as butterflys.
I've been following and getting ideas from a guy with an entire room as a habitat. He releases thousands of butterflys.
