A 20% tax on firearms and 50% tax on ammunition is being considered in Congress, but FPC is using every available resource and remedy to prevent it from taking effect.

A coordinated and combinatory attack involving lobbying, legal action, and grassroots advocacy is necessary to defeat this unconstitutional legislation.

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Re: Ammo Taxes
By: Thumper to All on Wed Jun 27 2018 08:58:16

A 20% tax on firearms and 50% tax on ammunition is being considered in Congress, but FPC is using every available resource and remedy to prevent it from taking effect.

Don't know why that's surprising. Yet another way to grab some cash from people. On the state level alone, in New Jersey, aside from your regular sales taxes (6.6%, soon to be 7% again), property taxes (highest in the US), income taxes (5% for firmly middle class folks), and so on... they also tax gas (37 cents per gallon), cigarettes ($2.70 per pack), and now they're talking about taxing bags in stores (both plastic AND paper) at 5 cents per bag. Won't even venture into the federal level... but if they can squeeze another couple of cents out of everyone, they'll do it every time.

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A 20% tax on firearms and 50% tax on ammunition is being considered in Congress, but FPC is using every available resource and remedy to prevent it from taking effect.

What is the FPC?

I assume you mean the US Congress and not California's legislature?

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Re: Ammo Taxes
By: Derision to Thumper on Wed Jun 27 2018 08:16 pm

Don't know why that's surprising. Yet another way to grab some cash from people.

And, people who are politically vulverable right now. Insidious.

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Re: Ammo Taxes
By: Thumper to All on Wed Jun 27 2018 08:58 am

A 20% tax on firearms and 50% tax on ammunition is being considered in Congress, but FPC is using every available resource and remedy to prevent it from taking effect.

A coordinated and combinatory attack involving lobbying, legal action, and grassroots advocacy is necessary to defeat this unconstitutional legislation

-=Thumper=-
Sysop
The Wastelands BBS

That is just rediculous. Again, hurt the people who are doing things right. Do you know what the bill is called or what we reference if we want to reach out to our proper authority?

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Re: Ammo Taxes
By: Derision to Thumper on Wed Jun 27 2018 08:16 pm

Re: Ammo Taxes
By: Thumper to All on Wed Jun 27 2018 08:58:16

A 20% tax on firearms and 50% tax on ammunition is being considered in Congress, but FPC is using every available resource and remedy to prevent from taking effect.

Don't know why that's surprising. Yet another way to grab some cash from people. On the state level alone, in New Jersey, aside from your regular sal taxes (6.6%, soon to be 7% again), property taxes (highest in the US), incom taxes (5% for firmly middle class folks), and so on... they also tax gas (37 cents per gallon), cigarettes ($2.70 per pack), and now they're talking abou taxing bags in stores (both plastic AND paper) at 5 cents per bag. Won't eve venture into the federal level... but if they can squeeze another couple of cents out of everyone, they'll do it every time.

Yes, and those couple of cents sure do add up.

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Dumas Walker wrote to THUMPER <=-

A 20% tax on firearms and 50% tax on ammunition is being considered in Congress, but FPC is using every available resource and remedy to prevent it from taking effect.

What is the FPC?

I assume you mean the US Congress and not California's legislature?

The Firearms Policy Coalition. Grassroots pro-second ammendment group. Oh, and

that would be the US Congress...

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Operations wrote to Thumper <=-

Re: Ammo Taxes
By: Thumper to All on Wed Jun 27 2018 08:58 am

A 20% tax on firearms and 50% tax on ammunition is being considered in Congress, but FPC is using every available resource and remedy to prevent it from taking effect.

A coordinated and combinatory attack involving lobbying, legal action, and grassroots advocacy is necessary to defeat this unconstitutional legislation

That is just rediculous. Again, hurt the people who are doing things right. Do you know what the bill is called or what we reference if we
want to reach out to our proper authority?

No news on the bill yet. It might not even come to pass as it is being tossed around
right now. Yup, those who are law abiding and do right are made to suffer as always.




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