Posted on 03/07/2018 10:54:46 AM PST by Simon Green
We all know by now that the average Democrat doesnt seem to like guns. Thats fine, of course, because most gun owners dont particularly like Democrats. Its only fair.
However, it also seems that Democrats are afraid someone might forget they dont like guns, which is why they make some of the most brain-dead proposals Ive ever seen. For example, take the latest effort.
A group of House Democrats has introduced a bill that would up the taxes on firearms and ammunition to pay for research on gun violence and its prevention.
The measure, H.R.5103, was introduced last week by U.S. Rep. Danny Davis of Illinois with nine co-sponsors. It aims to increase current taxes on guns and ammunition, as well as fees associated with National Firearms Act weapons.
Under the plan, ammunition would see excise taxes increase to 50 percent and firearms to 20 percent. Currently, manufacturers pay a long-running 11 percent excise tax on sporting firearms and ammunition under the PittmanRobertson Act, which goes to fund conservation efforts such as hunter education programs, public shooting ranges and preserving wildlife habitat. The jump in fees under Davis plan would be set aside for public safety grants and research.
Well, someone wants to make a name for themselves, now dont they?
It looks like Davis will succeed though none of the names I can think of for him are polite enough to post on a family-friendly website.
Lets make no mistake here. This bill is designed to dissuade people from buying guns. Its a funny thing that Democrats seem to understand that taxing something is a good way to keep people from doing something yet they still want to tax you for being successful.
Either way, though, this is a blatant and pathetic attempt to try and keep people from buying guns by trying to make them too expensive to purchase. The idea that a $1,000 rifle is now a $1,500 rifle is enough to keep a lot of people from making the purchase, which is the whole idea.
However, this bill has about as much chance of passing as I do of being named Everytown For Gun Safetys Man of the Year. Maybe even less.
While the GOP has appeared squishy on the issue of guns over recent weeks, theres no reason to think a proposal like this will fly. After all, this doesnt just target a handful of guns that some think are too dangerous for civilian hands, it targets everything. That includes the proverbial hunting rifle, all the ammunition people buy for their current guns, the works.
It wouldnt take long for that to be identified as a major problem, even by the Fudds. And lets be realistic here; if the Fudds wont support something like this, not many people will. Theyll see this as not just trying to stop new gun sales, but penalizing people who already own guns.
But thats what gun grabbers want to do. They dont just want to keep people from buying guns. They want to hurt the people who already have them.
Here’s the work-around:
Sell the box at $XXX, toss in the contents for free
"...coffee can car exhaust..."
Thank you. Those were at the top of my list too, and it’s nice to hear another confirming vote. I lean Glock in many areas, but I have yet to shoot their Glock 43.
Add to that a European car tax on all leases.
They’re getting crushed there also!
Academy awards audience down 25%...
It sounds like a fart in a coffee can....
That would be a discount given the lack of brains.
Democrats suck and thank God for Trump.
Thanks for clarifying; sounds like something on low-riders around here (cars, not bikes).
Very good!
The power to tax is the power to destroy, Every rational human adult being understands that.
if 50% is not enough to destroy a right, why not 100%? or 1000% or 10,000%
No right can be infringed more efficiently than taxing it. Can you visualize taxing "free speech" by the word?
Taxing = Destruction of
“Americans need to start coming up with some ideas on ways to tax these politician bastards.”
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