I’m just sayin, If I were a liberal, an ammo tax would produce more dough. Guns you can hide or buy off them the street. It’s ammo that can be better controlled.
Yeah, liberals love to use the tax code to further their agenda and control...
I think the burden of an added tax on ammo or guns would result in behaviors liberals don’t properly account for: a black market, alternatives (like reloading brass), financial incentive (good time to own a machine shop), and maybe even innovation (3D printer?).
In another thread today I read that the Police Commissioner of Boston says his constituents don’t need a shotgun or rifle. Amazing isn’t it? This man has god-like powers to know when/if residents of the city will need a firearm. He must also have his force trained to arrive within seconds of any instance where a citizen needs to be defended- that’s some efficiency!
Personally, from the perspective of having been robbed at gunpoint, I’d argue that limitations on ownership of a weapon, financial burdens of ownership, limitations on number of rounds in a magazine... are all examples of a tyranny blinded by idealism placing our lives at risk.