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Starting in 2024 , California will be the first state to charge an excise tax on guns and ammunition.
The National Rifle Association has characterized California ’s Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act as an affront to the Constitution .
Peter Bergen : Gun deaths and injuries aren’t just tragic they’re expensive, too, too.
He says U.S. gun sales have grown fourfold in 20 years to about 20 million guns annually .
Starting in July , California will tax firearms at about the level of alcohol.
The state would have to apply an additional 26% to equal its effective tax on tobacco.
It’s unclear how the new tax will affect gun violence.
One possible problem will come from surrounding states: It's already easy to illegally transport guns bought in Nevada .
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