PRK Ammo tax is back .10 per round or component

[Shaun]

Be glad most of us live in the free country

Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-48, a real dirtbag crybaby liberal) of West Los Angeles has taken AB 992 off the inactive list, and it could be heard before the Assembley as early as next Monday, January 26th!!!

This is the ammo tax that would add 10 cents per round, or component for reloading (e.g., primers, wads, hulls, cases), to any ammunition purchased in the state, or purchased outside of the state for use or storage in the state.

Opposition was so strong that it was taken off the table last June. But it has been lurking the the background, and now it is back.

Bill below




BILL NUMBER: AB 992 AMENDED
BILL TEXT

AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 2, 2003
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 5, 2003
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 22, 2003

INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Ridley-Thomas and Koretz
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Goldberg and Nunez
, Hancock, Lieber, Nunez, and Steinberg )
(Coauthor: Senator Soto)

FEBRUARY 20, 2003

An act to add Chapter 2.8 (commencing with Section 12330) to Title
2 of Part 4 of the Penal Code, relating to ammunition , and
making an appropriation therefor .


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 992, as amended, Ridley-Thomas. Ammunition: Firearm Victims'
Reimbursement Fund.
Existing law generally regulates the sale of ammunition.
This bill would impose a fee of 10
on every munition, as defined, sold at retail. The fees would be
paid to the State Board of Equalization, and deposited in the Firearm
Victims' Reimbursement Fund , a continuously appropriated
fund that would be established by the bill . The Firearm
Victims' Reimbursement Fund would be used , upon appropriation,
to pay firearm-injury victims for uncompensated pecuniary
losses and to pay for related administrative costs , as
specified. a By establishing a continuously appropriated
fund, this bill would make an appropriation. The bill
would require the Board of Equalization, on an annual basis beginning
January 1, 2005, to adjust the fee for inflation.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: yes no
. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


SECTION 1. Chapter 2.8 (commencing with Section 12330) is added to
Title 2 of Part 4 of the Penal Code, to read:

CHAPTER 2.8. FIREARM VICTIMS' REIMBURSEMENT FUND

12330. (a) (1) There shall be imposed a fee upon all munitions
sold at retail at the rate of 10 cents ($0.10) for each munition sold
at retail in this state on or after January 1, 2004.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1), the fee shall also be
imposed upon and paid by the purchaser of munitions for munitions
purchased outside of the state and that are intended to be stored or
used in the state.
(3) The fee imposed pursuant to this section shall not exceed the
costs authorized for expenditure pursuant to subdivisions (f) and
(g).
(b) The fees imposed by this section shall be administered and
enforced by the State Board of Equalization.
(c) For purposes of this section, "munition" means either a
finished munition product consisting of a projectile with its fuse,
propelling charge, or primer, or a primer component, as applicable.
"Munition" does not include a BB or a pellet commonly used in an air
rifle or pistol , or "blank" munitions which lack a projectile
.
(d) The fee provided for in this section may not be imposed upon
any munition or primer component purchased by any peace officer
required to carry a firearm while on duty, or by any governmental law
enforcement agency employing that officer, for use in the normal
course of employment.
(e) All amounts required to be paid to the state under this
section shall be paid to the State Board of Equalization in the form
of remittances that are payable to that board and are separate from
the remittance of any other fee. The board shall transmit the
payments to the Treasurer to be deposited in the State Treasury to
the credit of the Firearm Victims' Reimbursement Fund, which is
hereby created.
(f) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the
Firearm Victims' Reimbursement Fund is continuously appropriated,
without regard to fiscal years, as follows:
(1) To the State Board of Equalization the to pay for the board's

(f) The Victims' Reimbursement Fund may be used, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, for the following purposes:
(1) To pay the State Board of Equalization for the board's
cost of implementation and administration of this section, which cost
in any fiscal year may not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of
moneys deposited in the fund in that fiscal year.
(2) The fund shall be administered by the California Victims
Compensation and Government Claims Board in a similar manner and for
similar purposes as the board administers the Restitution Fund except
that it shall not be limited to victims of crime.
(3) The fund shall
(2) To pay the California Victims Compensation and Government
Claims Board for the board's cost of implementation and
administration of this section, which cost in any fiscal year may not
exceed 5 percent of the total amount of moneys deposited in the fund
in that fiscal year.
(3) To compensate those persons who are injured by firearms
and who suffer uncompensated pecuniary loss.
(g) The fund shall be administered by the California Victims
Compensation and Government Claims Board in a similar manner and for
similar purposes as the board administers the Restitution Fund,
except that it shall not be limited to victims of crime.
(h) If the amount credited to the Firearm Victims'
Reimbursement Fund exceeds the amount necessary to fully cover
reimbursable costs pursuant to subdivision (f), the State Board of
Equalization shall temporarily adjust, for the following one-year
period, the fee to be charged pursuant to subdivision (a) to an
amount estimated to deplete any surplus in the fund during the next
calendar year.
(h) Except as provided in subdivision (g), the fee imposed
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be increased by one cent every two
years, commencing January 1, 2006, provided however, that fee imposed
pursuant to this section shall not exceed the costs authorized for
expenditure pursuant to subdivision (f).
(i) Except as provided in subdivision (h), the Board of
Equalization shall, on an annual basis beginning on January 1, 2005,
adjust the fee imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) for inflation
based upon the California Consumer Price Index provided by the
California Department of Industrial Relations, rounded to the nearest
whole cent.
(j) The Board of Equalization and the California Victims
Compensation and Government Claims Board shall adopt regulations
necessary to implement this chapter.

[PAPA G]

whats the Govenator's position on this???

[Shaun]

I think we will need someone in PRK to tell us -- I found this on another forum

[Doglips]

But firearms are not allowed in Calf...so why do they need ammo????????

[Shaun]

just imagine if we had to pay 10 cents extra for every round we have reloaded or fired. --- I can see people stockpiling high quantities if this were to pass. Just imagine what the taxes would be on a $8 carton of 525 22lr's = $52.50 = 525x.10

[PAPA G]

if they cannot out right ban guns, just tax and regulate everything else associated with it

[Despoiler]

Unfortunately the Govenator does support gun control, I am not sure of his exact position but I know that he is not a big time 2nd amendment supporter. Last year when this came up there seemed to be a lot of resistance to this bill, but I have not heard anything on this time around, so maybe they are trying to sneak it pass us this time….

[Shaun]

Allen are you going to volunteer to be our inside person on the tracking of this bill

[toolman]

so are they going to pay it out to someone who actually uses a gun to prevent a murder? hmmmm.......

[Rufus Rhastus J]

It's too bad pieces of shizzit like this guy are allowed to live. I bet if this was the good old days of the wild west he'd be up on boot hill, where he and his ilk belong!:nod:

[Rave]

...an add in one of my old RNA magazines featuring Joe Leiberman suggesting just that,taxing ammo out of reach of the American citizens and this included having to sign for the ammo so the tax would be accurite.
Sounds a bit like the background check,when it first started folks that had concealed carry permits were exempt,but soon all had to submit to the check,so it could be stored in the gummint records.
I wouldn't object to a backgroud check if that's all it was,I know the Fed is going to destroy the records,yeah,right.
As far as I am concerned they worked too hard and have too much tied up in their high priority records to destroy them.
By the way,for all you Ashes series fans,I read the latest issue,Escape from the ashes and Ben Raines died and a new series will start,seems like a bit biological warfare did it to most of the world.

[Shaun]

I did some looking over the weekend regarding this guy and he is behind several of these ridiculous bills. One he proposed would have required a serial number on every bullet and then the registration of each round

[Snakebite]

I can already see the huge blackmarket for ammo.
Raising the price wont do anything except to slow legal sales and increase the illegal sales. I'm sure bad guys have already figured this out. Buy the ammo or components elsewhere and smuggle them to PRK. A whole new market will open up.

[Shaun]

The bill went to vote this afternoon and here are the results

AB 992 (Ridley-Thomas) - Ammo Tax - After being defeated in 2003, the NRA Members' Councils of California learned late Friday, 1/23/2004, that this outrageous attack on the law-abiding shooting community had re-appeared in a surprise move on the Assembly floor. AB 992 would levy a tax on the sale of ammunition of 10 cents on every cartridge sold at retail to fund a "Victims Reimbursement Fund."
During today's Assembly floor session, file item 67, known to us as AB992 (ammo tax) was moved back onto the "Inactive file."

Legislators, and their staffs, report that a heavy volume of calls, faxes, and emails were waiting for them when they arrived at their offices this morning. It seems that your activities this past weekend have had the desired affect. Thank you.

S. 152: Introduced by Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (NY-D)- would increase the tax on handgun ammunition and impose special occupational tax and registration requirements on importers and manufactures of handgun ammunition. To the Committee on Finance.

S. 153: Introduced by Sen. Moynihan- would prohibit the use of certain ammunition. To the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 154: Introduced by Sen. Moynihan- A bill to amend title 18, US Code, with respect to the licensing of - ammunition manufacturers, and for other purposes; To the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 155: Introduced by Sen. Moynihan- would require the collection and dissemination of information on injuries, death and family dissolution due to bullet-related violence; require the keeping of records with respect to dispositions of ammunition, and increase taxes on certain bullets. To the Committee on Finance.

S. 156: Introduced by Sen. Moynihan- would prohibit the manufacture, transfer or importation of .25 cal., .32 cal. and 9 mm ammunition. To the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 157 Sen. Moynihan- would tax 9 mm, .25 cal. and .32 cal. bullets at 1,000%. To the Committee on Finance.

S. 158: Introduced by Sen. Moynihan (D-NY)- would regulate the manufacture, importation and sale of ammunition capable of piercing police body armor. To the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 193: Introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)- would apply the same quality and safety standards to domestically manufactured handguns that are currently applied to imported handguns. To the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 319: Introduced by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)- A bill to provide for childproof handguns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 407: Introduced by Sen. Lautenberg (D-NJ)- A bill to reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk - purchases of handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 443: Introduced by Sen. Lautenberg (D-NJ)- A bill to regulate the sale of firearms at gun shows; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 457: Introduced by Sen. Durbin (D-IL)- A bill to amend section 922(t) of title 18, US Code, to require the reporting of information to the chief law enforcement officer of the buyer's residence and to require a minimum 72-hour waiting period before the purchase of a handgun, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 534: Introduced by Sen. Torricelli (D-NJ)- A bill to expand the powers of the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition, and to expand the jurisdiction of the Secretary to include firearm products and non-powder firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 560: Introduced by Sen. Lautenberg (D-NJ)- A bill to reform the manner in which firearms are manufactured and distributed by providing an incentive to State and local governments to bring claims for the rising costs of gun violence in their communities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 594: Introduced by Sen. Feinstein (D-CA)- A bill to ban the importation of large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 637: Introduced by Sen. Schumer (D-NY)- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the transfer of firearms over the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 891: Introduced by Sen. Schumer (D-NY) - Juvenile Gun Loophole Closure Act. A bill to amend section 922(x) of title 18, U.S. Code, to prohibit the transfer to and possession of handguns, semi-automatic assault weapons, and large capacity ammunition feeding devices by individuals who are less than 21 years of age, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

[Despoiler]

Holy crap Shaun,
I never even heard anything about it. Thanks for the info, your was the first.
The !!!!!!!s were trying to sneak it by us.....