Democrats Push 1,000 Percent Excise Tax on AR-15s

Breitbart ^ | 06Aug | Hawkins

[unread]

"The democrats still think they control the House?"

You can bet your bottom dollar they will control it after the next election...

[ducttape45]

Democrats are pure evil these days. As a party, they deserve no pity.

[RetiredArmy]

They own damned near everything else, why not the gun companies. Easy for one of their billionaires to buy the gun companies up.

[Ancesthntr]

Since the 2nd Amendment is, well, second, I suggest that the Dems first go after the First Amendment in this fashion. Propose a 1000% tax on internet connections, on cell phones and landlines, on all newspapers and magazines, on all cable and satellite subscriptions, etc., etc.

I’m sure that the Supreme Court will find this kind of punitive tax to be just fine. /s

When they do that, I’ll entertain a discussion about taxing firearms like this (and my end of the discussion will be “No!”).

[2CAVTrooper]

They want this?

Then they should pay a similar 1,000% tax on all income above their $174,000 a year salary.

[qaz123]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ……. That is awesome.

Interesting fact. If you look at a good number, if not most of the AR manufacturers, that sell the pricier rifles, the folks that started them were mechanical engineer types. Not necessarily “gun guys”, like Smith&Wesson, Remington, etc.

Many were folks like you and the SEAL that had an existing business or started out of their garages with a basic CNC. And off they went.

[alexander_busek]

The courts have ruled that a tax must have raising revenue as it’s its principal objective. It cannot be a tax if it’s its purpose is to prevent a specific commercial activity.

Citation?

Regards,

[DugwayDuke]

i don’t remember the citation. There have been several attempts to prevent the rental of sexually explicit video tapes in Alabama. in each case, the courts ruled that a tax must have the objective of raising revenue, not preventing certain activities.

[NorthMountain]

I have sworn to never again buy an AR-15.

(Building an example of Gene Stoner's baby is another matter entirely ...)

[NorthMountain]

The courts have ruled that a tax must have raising revenue as it’s principal objective.

That logic seems to go against the "transfer tax" on silencers, short-barrel rifles and shotguns, and machineguns.

There's no way that $200 tax, especially in 1934, was intended to generate revenue.