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A Democratic Connecticut state legislator introduced a bill on Monday that would raise the tax on ammunition in the state by 50 percent, prompting an immediate condemnation by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and concerns from legal observers that the legislation would be unconstitutional. In a video uploaded to Twitter, Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, a freshman legislator from Hartford, said that a companion bill was being introduced in the state Senate by fellow freshman Democrat Will Haskell. (Haskell, at age 22, became Connecticut's youngest-ever elected legislator last year.) "Currently, ammunition is taxed at the same rate as other products, but we...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Vic Scuderi is loaded with weaponry. His booth is stocked full of customers who are looking to wipe out his arsenal of firearms. It's business he won't shoot down. "I've probably seen a 25 percent increase in sales from last year," said Scuderi. While the economy may be wounded, gun dealers say sales are exploding at the annual Arms Fair at the City Center in Saratoga Springs. "This is my best show ever. I've sold more ammunition and more magazines than I've ever sold, so in that regard it's been a very good show for me,"...

I had it on good authority Friday, and it's official today. State Senator Anne Duplessis has withdrawn SB 319 from consideration. Apparently, she realized that it had ZERO chance of passing. This is because good people like you called or wrote in expressing your opinions!! More details when available... To actually see that it has been pulled, go to www.legis.state.la.us and check for SB319 in the 2005 session. Thursday, May 12, 2005 Good News for Louisiana Gun Owners! Thanks to your phone calls and emails, Senator Ann Duplessis (D-New Orleans) withdrew Senate Bill 319 from the files of the Senate...

SB 319, the state level gun ban which is more extensive than the federal ban that sunsetted last year, has been re-referred to the Senate Judiciary C Committee. SB 319 would ban the possession..

<p>From bullets to Bordeaux, plans aim to get voters to tax others' proclivities.</p> <p>SACRAMENTO - That glass of merlot would cost you an extra nickel. Plinking with a .22 would be about 50 cents more per magazine than it is today. Smokers? You might want to budget another 65 cents per pack.</p>

FULL CA ALERT - www.calnra.org - Ammo Tax Bill Hearing 6/5/02 *****URGENT********* ******PLEASE REPOST WIDELY******* SCA 12 The Ammunition Tax Bill which will impose a 5 cents tax on ammunition will be heard by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Weds. June 5. WE MUST STOP THIS BILL NOW and ONLY YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. At a minimum PLEASE FAX AND CALL the DEMOCRATS AND VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. If you cannot do this you can leave a message for the committee at (916) 445-5965. Many people have asked us if this bill includes taxing...