Cook County mulling violence tax on guns and ammunition

Chicago ^ | October 9, 2012 | LISA DONOVAN

[CrazyIvan]

“Can they do that in Il.?”

Of course not. That would be as illegal as bulldozing an airport in the middle of the night.

[ArrogantBustard]

If "Preckwinkle" were a Charles Dickens character, you just know he would be a complete jerk.

[null and void]

Will the Police departments be exempt?

How is this not unequal protection under the law?

[ctdonath2]

Kennesaw GA _requires_ every home be armed. Violence is nigh unto unheard of.

[TexasRepublic]

How about a stupidity tax for voters who elect communists?

[Petruchio]

WGN Noon news did a Poll on this.

WGN News
MIDDAY NEWS POLL: Do you agree with the proposal to tax guns and ammunition in Cook County?
Yes: 26%
No: 74%

WGN News
MORNING NEWS POLL: Do you agree with the proposal to tax guns and ammo in Cook County?
Yes: 38%
No: 62%

[ridesthemiles]

How about taxing the perps?

Then you might have a bigger incentive to actually pursue & find them!!!

[NoLibZone]

Libs say a YouTube can cause violence.

Tax Hollywood violence.

[MasterGunner01]

Nothing is wrong with Chicago/Cook County and Springfield/Sagamon County that 7 megatons on each would not cure.

[tacticalogic]

Then there needs to be a corruption tax on holding public office.

[Voice of Reason1]

Don’t for get these other quotes from other socialist for the government monopoly on the use of force:

“We want them registered” Nancy Pelosi

“A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie.” Lenin

“Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas. “ Joseph Stalin

“One man with a gun can control 100 without one.” Lenin

[Voice of Reason1]

Speaking of Violence:

New civility: Obama supporters threaten to riot if Romney wins; Update: Deleted tweets http://twitchy.com/2012/10/09/new-civility-obama-supporters-threaten-to-riot-if-romney-wins/

djais @djaissy92 If Romney wins.... We gon start a riot !!!

Bre✌ @SoBossy_ If Romney win imma start a riot !!!

[Frank_2001]

Raise taxes in areas plagued by gang/drug violence, as an incentive to SNITCH and toss these thugs in jail where they belong!

[johnny reb]

You can bet that there will be a tax like this nationwide if Obama gets a second term.It will be a surtax for gun violence to support health care.The SCOTUS has already given them the green light for this.

[Spktyr]

This also - if you use police services more, you should have to pay more.

[Still Thinking]

Let’s put a violence tax on socialists. After all, it was Mao that attributed all legitimate power to the gun barrel.

And Stalin who starved and otherwise exterminated tens of millions of his own countrymen. And Hitler who murdered further millions. And on, and on, and on....