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Quarterly Firearm and Ammunition Excise Taxes Up 43%
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| July 31, 2009
Posted on 07/31/2009 2:27:42 PM PDT by jazusamo
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posted on
07/31/2009 2:27:42 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
To: All
Please bump the Freepathon and donate if you haven’t done so!
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posted on
07/31/2009 2:29:33 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
07/31/2009 2:30:13 PM PDT
by
Islander7
(If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
To: jazusamo
Headline is somewhat misleading, as is the article. Should state “excise tax COLLECTIONS” are up XX%. Otherwise one is led to think that government has increased the tax on firearms, which, although I’m sure they would like to, they have not yet done.
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posted on
07/31/2009 2:31:07 PM PDT
by
Wonder Warthog
( The Hog of Steel)
To: Islander7
Doubt if it was due to an increase in hunting and shooting sports. :)
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posted on
07/31/2009 2:32:09 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: gieriscm
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posted on
07/31/2009 2:32:50 PM PDT
by
BCR #226
(07/02 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
To: jazusamo
“The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” - US Constitution, Amendment 2: this means what it says, Connecticut. Taxation of firearms or the ammunition upon which their use depends constitutes an “infringement”. Words mean things. People who wish to stay free need to mean them, too.
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posted on
07/31/2009 2:35:28 PM PDT
by
andy58-in-nh
(You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.)
To: jazusamo
Manufacturers of firearms and ammunition pay a federal excise tax -- a major source of wildlife conservation funding -- on all firearms and ammunition manufactured (11% on long guns and ammunition and 10% on handguns).
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posted on
07/31/2009 2:35:32 PM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(The last time I looked, this is still Texas where I live.)
To: jazusamo
To: andy58-in-nh
This is not Conn., it’s the federal excise tax.
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posted on
07/31/2009 2:39:44 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo
Well, At least there's one industry thriving (for the moment) under obamination. Thank you barry O'Bumbler!
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posted on
07/31/2009 2:51:38 PM PDT
by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
To: rockrr
LOL!
Good one, that’s a keeper.
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posted on
07/31/2009 2:55:54 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
07/31/2009 3:00:27 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(I am Jim Thompson!)
To: dynachrome
You’ve outdone me, just ammo for me. :-)
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posted on
07/31/2009 3:13:32 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo
This is not Conn., it’s the federal excise tax. I see that now. Properly interpreted, the Constitution would forbid it. I look forward to a time when we regain all the freedoms we citizens have ceded by default or by neglect.
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posted on
07/31/2009 3:55:08 PM PDT
by
andy58-in-nh
(You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.)
To: dynachrome
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posted on
07/31/2009 4:59:46 PM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
To: jazusamo
Hopefully, several more individual States will take the lead of those States making “State use” ammunition. While the ATF is adamant that all weapons and ammunition are under its control, this is another 10th Amendment issue, and an important one.
But more than that, by having in-State production of ammunition, the State can help alleviate ammunition shortages, with a no-cost encouragement for a manufacturer to begin production in the State, and encouraging gun owners to buy State produced ammunition, as a matter of “State pride”.
Individual States could further assist the process by encouraging firearms training and use. Authorizing franchised shooting ranges on State land, and creating a State school rifle club competition, would be a big help in having a comprehensive strategy.
To: andy58-in-nh
Agreed, and sadly those freedoms being lost are in all aspects of life.
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posted on
07/31/2009 5:03:21 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo; blackie
OMG! The only tax that is paying off! Priceless! LOL
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posted on
07/31/2009 5:04:00 PM PDT
by
AuntB
(Tired of Left/right coast globalist party power brokers? How 'bout THE HEARTLAND AMERICA PARTY??)
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
Good points and the states should be handling this, IMO.
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posted on
07/31/2009 5:07:19 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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