NYS Ponders Ammo Tax [semi-satire]

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 13 March 2022 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

In a bid to slow the surging crime rate in their state, Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblywoman Pat Fahy (D-Albany) have proposed a tax of 2 to 5 cents per round of ammunition.

Calling the traditional approach of increasing funding for police and imposing severe punishment of criminals "racist," Gounardes believes "using economic incentives will have a greater impact. If every bullet fired costs more, fewer bullets will be fired. Instead of letting loose with a hundred bullet barrage, shooters will be more frugal in their firefights with rival gangs. Robbers will be incentivized to merely threaten to shoot rather than actually shoot shopkeepers they are stealing from."

Fahy pointed out that "taxes, unlike police officers, never sleep. Perps who evade detection by police will still be hit with the ammo tax. The relentless toll of taxes on the operating budgets of criminal enterprises will be more effective in combating crime than the often befuddled and error prone cops. A side benefit of making ammunition more expensive is that so-called law-abiding citizens may also be discouraged from buying guns. This will eliminate many many accidental shootings and suicides—a benefit totally overlooked by Second Amendment fanatics."

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[immadashell]

Robbers will be incentivized to merely threaten to shoot rather than actually shoot shopkeepers they are stealing from."

”Hey man, I want to save 2 - 5 cents so I'm not going to shoot you!”

[Sergio]

If they could collect politicians words, there would be no fertilizer shortage. Here is the law in NYS regarding the purchase of ammunition.

New York
In 2013, New York enacted a law requiring every purchaser of a “commercial transfer” of ammunition goes through a background check before completing their purchase. The background check is conducted through a statewide license and record database.

So once again, a law that only targets the law abiding. No criminal is going to try to purchase ammunition legally if a background check is to be performed. Ergo, it is not a tax to lower crime, it is a tax designed to leave good people defenseless.