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This bill establishes the Violence Reduction and Firearm Injury Prevention Trust Fund, a dedicated financial resource to support local programs aimed at reducing youth and gun violence. The fund will be primarily financed through a new 4.75% surcharge on the retail sales and use of ammunition, rifles, shotguns, firearms, and firearm parts in Massachusetts. The revenues generated from this surcharge will be automatically credited to the trust fund, which will be managed by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The office will use these funds to create an annual municipal grant program designed to support local initiatives specifically targeting the reduction of youth violence, gun violence, and firearm-related injuries. By creating this dedicated funding mechanism, the bill seeks to provide consistent financial support for community-level violence prevention efforts, with the funds being available without requiring additional legislative appropriation.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1652