[Travis McGee]

Forget the nickel, that's the "camel's nose".

If crime is not magically stopped after the nickel tax, (It won't be, and Perata knows it as well as we do), then it will be even easier to raise the existing tax to fifty cents or five dollars a bullet.

And of course, possession of an "untaxed bullet" would be subject to mandatory minimum prison terms.

[gc4nra]

I agree, it's not the nickle; but the precedent it represents!

[MonroeDNA]

You are right! They will have to put "tax stamps" on ammo boxes, just like cigarettes. Then it's only a matter of time before they increase it, and will keep doing so.

I believe that cigarettes cost something like 25 cents per pack to manufacture. The vast majority of the purchase price is tax.

[gc4nra]

"If crime is not magically stopped after the nickel tax, (It won't be, and Perata knows it as well as we do), then it will be even easier to raise the existing tax to fifty cents or five dollars a bullet."

...and the Ungovernor will be happy to sign it!

Vote Bill Simon in November!

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

How about warning labels printed on the side of every bullet?

Just make sure the ATF's bullets have the warnings.