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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S01315Imposes an excise tax on the sale of ammunition to be deposited into the firearm violence intervention fund to help victims of and witnesses to violence.
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Firearmsindustry liabilityAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Imposes a new excise tax on retail sales of ammunition (5% for .22 caliber or less, 10% for others), with revenue dedicated to violence intervention programs, which increases the cost of ammunition and thus restricts access to firearms and ammunition.
There is hereby levied and imposed an excise tax on the retail sale of ammunition at the following rates: (a) Ammunition that contains a single projectile that measures .22 caliber or less sold at retail shall be taxed at a rate of five percent. (b) All other ammunition other than that specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision and sold at retail shall be taxed at a rate of ten percent.
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FirearmsotherAI label
=No change to gun accessmodel confidence 70%
Creates a firearm violence intervention fund using revenue from the new ammunition tax to support community- and hospital-based programs providing counseling and services to victims and witnesses of violence, which is a funding mechanism tied to reducing firearm violence but does not directly change
Monies of the firearm violence intervention fund shall be used solely for community-based violence intervention programs and hospital-based violence intervention programs.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new excise tax specifically on ammunition sales, which functions as a restriction on firearms access by raising costs (tagged under industry-liability as it affects the ammunition industry and buyers, though not direct manufacturer liability). The dedicated fund for violence intervention is a neutral funding provision in the firearms topic as it supports anti-violence efforts without altering legal access, ownership, or other core rules.
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