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Dems: Pay gun owners to hand over assault weapons
The Hill ^ | April 6, 2015 | Tim Devaney

Posted on 04/06/2015 10:40:22 AM PDT by jazusamo

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To: Cry if I Wanna
Hmmm..$2,000 in tax credits? Maybe we should buy as many “assault rifles” as possible for say, $1,000, then turn them in and get $2,000 back.

They will not let you take it off your total taxes owed, you will be allowed to subtract it from the Adjusted Gross Income line and thus you will just get a small percentage knocked off the total tax line at the end.

141 posted on 04/06/2015 3:02:10 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: longfellow
See this thread. . It looks as if someone may have already tried that, except that I don't see any injuries sustained by kerry.

Cordially,

142 posted on 04/06/2015 3:29:00 PM PDT by Diamond (He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people,)
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To: Kartographer

Put up that pic Kart!


143 posted on 04/06/2015 3:37:49 PM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: jazusamo

144 posted on 04/06/2015 4:39:29 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Outstanding FReepathon graphic, SWAMPSNIPER!!


145 posted on 04/06/2015 4:46:40 PM PDT by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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To: jazusamo

My gr,gr,great uncle Abraham made the rifle, I’ll admit to being proud of him.


146 posted on 04/06/2015 4:52:48 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

I don’t blame you for being proud of him, that rifle is beautiful.

He was a very talented gunsmith and craftsman.

Thanks again and I saved your graphic!


147 posted on 04/06/2015 4:58:39 PM PDT by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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To: SkyPilot

“I am not our father.”


148 posted on 04/06/2015 5:00:49 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: GeronL

With $2,000, you’d be better off with an AR-10.


149 posted on 04/06/2015 5:01:39 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: US_MilitaryRules

I read the bill. You have to be especially insane to introduce or co-sponsor such legislation. You have to have zero understanding of economics.

The bill grants flat $2,000 tax credit for one “assault weapon” as defined in the bill. You get $1000 tax credit the first year, and another $1,000 tax credit the second year. The firearm has to be legally owned.

A Hi-Point carbine qualifies. You can buy lots of them for less than $300 each.

Any rifle with a detachable magazine and a forward grip qualifies. A Savage .22 can be had for about $119 retail, and a qualifying forward pistol grip added for a piece of broomhandle and some duct tape, or likely as an aftermarket accessory for $9.99.

A *receiver* for named rifles qualifies, so you can buy stripped lower AR receiver for $50... and it qualifies.

Talk about another boon for gun manufacturers.

This legislation practically begs you to buy a cheap, new, qualifying firearm (so you can prove legal possession) and turn it in for $2,000 in tax credits.


150 posted on 04/06/2015 6:15:57 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: maine-iac7; All

“It means you get to claim $2,000 of your taxable income.”

No, you misunderstand it. I read the bill. It is not a deduction. It is a direct tax credit. If you own as much as $1,000 in a year, it is like free money.

These people really are this economically ignorant.

Yes, I know, hard to believe.

And, yes, an AR-15 receiver qualifies. A stripped on costs about $50.

This bill will never pass. Not even a majority of congressmen are this insane.


151 posted on 04/06/2015 6:22:08 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

own should be owe


152 posted on 04/06/2015 6:26:29 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: jazusamo

What if I only have a low-powered assault rifle? Is it a percentage of the whole amount or what?


153 posted on 04/06/2015 6:27:59 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: jazusamo

Does anyone ever tell the mentally ill the truth about their condition to their face?


154 posted on 04/06/2015 7:05:10 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: jazusamo

bookmark


155 posted on 04/10/2015 6:31:03 AM PDT by Steve0113
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