Posted on 11/03/2012 1:15:22 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Chicago: First US Gun Tax 'Will Stem Carnage'
There are hopes a levy will reduce attacks in the President's adopted city, although he has been largely silent on gun control.
7:40pm UK, Saturday 03 November 2012
By Gary Mitchell, in Chicago
A leading anti-gun campaigner has told Sky News a new tax on guns will help end "carnage" on the streets of Chicago - where firearms now change hands for just $20.
There have now been more than 440 murders in Barack Obama's adopted home city so far this year, surpassing last year's total of 435.
Most involved gang shootings in the south and west of the city. It has been dubbed America's "murder capital" with a higher rate of killings than New York or Los Angeles.
Cook County, which takes in Chicago, has become the first place in the US to introduce a firearms tax.
Father Michael Pfleger, pastor of St Sabina Church in the city's South Side, said the $25 levy is a start.
"Guns are causing carnage on our streets," he said.
"Anything that makes them harder to get hold of, no matter how small, is to be welcomed.
"We tax things like alcohol and cigarettes, but we haven't been taxing firearms.
"But I'd prefer if the tax was a lot higher, and if every single bullet was taxed."
A proposed tax of five cents per bullet was abandoned by Cook County because the tax would, in some cases, have exceeded the price of ammunition.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
So the gangbangers who sell drugs and make enormous amounts of cash will think twice about being able to afford a 25 dollar tax on thier illegal gun? mindnumbing
so, are the youth gangs going to make sure that they buy their guns from legally licensed dealers, which means that they will pay the appropriate taxes on all of their weapons????
Since Chicago already has strict guns laws on the books, I’m surprised this is an issue in the Windy City. (sarcasm) If guns are outlawed, or ammunition outlawed, or all transactions are taxed, that for sure will eliminate the carnage. (more sarcasm)
so, are the youth gangs going to make sure that they buy their guns from legally licensed dealers, which means that they will pay the appropriate taxes on all of their weapons????
Since Chicago already has strict gun laws on the books, I’m surprised this is an issue in the Windy City. (sarcasm) If guns are outlawed, or ammunition outlawed, or all transactions are taxed, that for sure will eliminate the carnage. (more sarcasm)
Wow, was this a kickback to the black market gun sellers. It sure worked for the tobacco stamp tax. When are we simply going to rid ourselves of these fools who think legislation replaces personal responsibility?
Taxes.....is there anything they can’t do?
Kind of like saying taxing marijuana will cut down on drug use. ROTFL! Political types are morons. They are the reason why we have so many problems in this country. They ALWAYS think that taxes are the solution to EVERY problem.
/johnny
Idiots!!
That’s how it starts. To tax guns, they need to know who has guns. That’s registration. After registration there’s confiscation.
But not for the crooks and criminals, who the politicians deliberately let keep their guns so they can prey on the productive members of society and do a little “income redistribution.”
Are these people really that stupid?
Anyway, that tax is illegal. Unless of course they are willing to bring back poll taxes...
“You cannot apply a tax or a fee to the exercise of a Civil Right”.
Those idiots must not remember that McDonald v. Chicago incorporated the 2nd Amendment under the 14th as a Fundamental CIVIL Right.
Chicago is going to get raped over this in a lawsuit or dozen.
The Marxist Pflager should be ex-communicated. These people cannot be so stupid as to think a tax will curb gun violence.
Thank you, G-d, for delivering me from Chicago.
The Rahm Emanuel-Obama-Chicago way: Impose a high gun tax on responsible gun owners... and then give free guns to Mexican drug lords so they can kill US border agents and fellow Mexicans.
The Marxist Pflager should be ex-communicated. These people cannot be so stupid as to think a tax will curb gun violence.
FOOLS!
The ones that will be paying the tax AREN'T the ones causing the carnage.
Why not just let the gang-bangers pay for their OWN patch jobs, or just leave their thug asses bleeding in the street!
They need to tax barbarians!
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