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California Is About To Tax Guns Like It Does Alcohol And Tobacco David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

California Is About To Tax Guns Like It Does Alcohol And Tobacco

It’s the first of its kind tax in the nation and officials are hoping it puts a dent in gun violence.