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State representative and Providence advisory council discuss taxing guns and ammunition to fund community violence intervention
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State Rep. Jennifer Boylan and Providence advisory council members discussed a proposal to tax firearms and ammunition to finance community violence intervention, raising questions about revenue size, administration and whether the funds would be kept out of the general fund.
State Rep. Jennifer Boylan on Thursday outlined a concept to tax guns, ammunition and related services to generate dedicated funding for community violence intervention (CVI) in Rhode Island, telling Providences Pathways and Gun Violence Advisory Council that such measures have been pursued in other states.
"Now is the time to reach out to the governor, and find out if there's an appetite for this," Representative Jennifer Boylan said, urging organizers to build a coalition, clarify how much money is needed, and define how the revenue would be distributed.
Boylan recalled a 2019 effort by then-Governor Gina Raimondo to include a…
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