Posted on 01/13/2015 9:40:05 AM PST by PROCON
The National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups have hit back hard at one Missouri lawmaker’s plan to add a tax on guns sold in the state to pay for cameras for police officers.
Brandon Ellington, a Democratic lawmaker representing the Kansas City region, introduced separate bills that would require all uniformed police officers to wear body cameras and maintain recordings for 30 days, and would establish a tax on firearm sales to pay for the new mandate, Guns.com reported.
The tax would add a 1 percent cost to every retail sale of handguns and ammunition, with the proceeds sent to a new “Peace Officer Handgun and Ammunition Sales Tax Fund,” Guns.com reported.
Another tax on other personal properties would also be deposited into that same fund, the media outlet said.
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If the politicians want cops to wear body cameras, the freakin’ politicians can pay for them out of their own pockets. It’s time to start kickin’ some “public servant” @$$. Those retarded morons are ALL out of control.
Let’s make our political heros wear a camera 24/7. I am sure they have nothing to hide. Not even a smidgen of corruption.
If we make lawmen wear cameras, we should also make legislators and any civil servants who have contact with the public, such as social workers, teachers, DMV front office employees, etc., do the same. If police are to be accountable, so should everyone working on the taxpayer dime.
Whoa there Sailor!
MO actually happens to have some of the most permissive firearms laws in the nation. No database sharing, no central registry of CCW licensees ( county issued), preemption laws, clearly written updated state constitutional amendment regarding arms and defense. Shall issue, castle and stand your ground affirmative defense, no restriction ( other than Fed) on Class 2/3 arms.
On the other hands, we do have KC and STL to drag us down in so many ways....
10 years ago, not so much though....
Sounds Great, Lets Tax Donuts to fund Police Retirements!
They should add a 1% tax to all purchases in they city of St Louis. That would make much more sense.
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