SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly on Thursday failed to pass a bill that would have raised taxes on handguns and ammunition. The Assembly Appropriations Committee estimated it would have generated $118 million per year, with the money going toward gun violence prevention programs and research. The vote comes one week after nine people were killed in a mass shooting at Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority rail yard in San Jose, California. “We continue to see the breaking news headlines of yet another mass shooting in our nation on a nearly weekly basis. California already imposes a fee of $37.19 on gun sales, which includes a fee for background checks.