Firearms consumers in Chicago will now pay and additional $25 for each firearm purchased. In California, a panel will hear testimony about imposing a 5 cent per bullet tax measure and New Jersey is debating a 5% tax added on to guns and ammo purchases.
“There are costs incurred as a result of gun violence which are borne by the general taxpayer — both social and economical,” California Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, who put forward a nickel ammo tax proposal in January, said in an interview. “There ought to be a cost … to those who want to buy firearms.”
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2 comments:
“There ought to be a cost … to those who want to buy firearms.”
Excuse me Mr. Braindead Liberal Democrat. The cost needs to be for the criminals who abuse guns and cause the violence.
When the Hell are good Americans going to Revolt against these elected thugs!
When the Hell are good Americans going to Revolt against these elected thugs!
April 11, 2013 at 7:10 AM
When some are found?
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