[KeyLargo]

Another measure endorsed Friday would assess a $25 tax on every gun purchased within county borders.

The $600,000 it would raise would help offset the costs of treating gunshot victims at Stroger Hospital, which is run by the county’s public health system, Preckwinkle said. Commissioners also met as a full board to approve setting aside $2 million for programs to combat gun violence.

[Mouton]

“setting aside $2 million for programs to combat gun violence.”

Best way to spend that money would be to pay for a few barages from 155s to level Cabrini with no warning.

[headstamp 2]

Liberals have never met a tax they didn’t like.

[Happy Rain]

Cook County was Al Capone’s slush fund and it’s only gotten worse.

[uglybiker]

And the black marketeers rejoiced.

[RugerMini14]

a $25 tax on every gun purchased within county borders

I would really like to see some county use the exact same language to pass a $25 tax on every abortion performed within its borders.

If this explicit tax on a constitutionally enumerated right is OK, then a tax on a non-existent right should be fine. Correct?

And how about a $25 tax on each illegal alien harbored by a sanctuary city/county?