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struggle4progress

(118,280 posts) Mon Mar 26, 2018, 11:36 AM Mar 2018

California bills would tax gun sales to fund school security

03-26-2018
Erik Rosales

... State Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) introduced measure AB 2497 last month.

The proposed bill would fund counselors at all middle schools and school resource officers at all high school campuses from gun and ammo sales.

"Because of budget cuts, a lot of schools don't have counselors," said Cooper, referencing the need to spot youth with issues that could escalate to violence. "This is a way to fund counselors and really identify these kids."

Cooper says he hasn't determined the tax rate in his proposal ...

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/march/new-california-bills-aimed-at-taxing-gun-sales-to-fund-school-security

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California bills would tax gun sales to fund school security (Original Post) struggle4progress Mar 2018 OP

Kickin' with gusto! Faux pas Mar 2018 #1

$6 billion surplus, I read in January. Igel Mar 2018 #2

Faux pas

(14,668 posts)

1. Kickin' with gusto!

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Mon Mar 26, 2018, 11:39 AM

Mar 2018

Igel

(35,300 posts)

2. $6 billion surplus, I read in January.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2018, 12:08 PM

Mar 2018

And they cut school funding?

And the only reason to try to help some truly troubled kids is ... because they might shoot others? We really don't care about them unless they're a danger?

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