1000% Percent Tax On Semiautomatic Rifles, Pistols and Shotguns?
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 3 months ago
GOA.
Anti-gunners have found another way to crack down on so-called “assault weapons.”
Rep. Don Beyer has introduced a bill in the House (HR 8051) that will impose a 1,000% FEDERAL TAX on a vast number of semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns – and every magazine holding more than ten rounds.
Beyer claims this tax could be passed with JUST 50 votes in the Senate through reconciliation, with Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote.
At a time when Americans are getting crushed by Biden’s economy, a 1,000% tax on so-called “assault weapons” would essentially be a backdoor ban on commonly-owned firearms and magazines.
Yet Beyer even admits that his tax is not really about raising federal revenue, but “creating a pathway to pass a new restriction on assault weapons with a simple majority in the Senate.”
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Anti-gunners have now given themselves two possible paths in the Senate to crack down on magazines and firearms that millions of Americans own:
- Last week’s House bill that outright BANS so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity” magazines.
- The new House bill that places a 1,000% tax on those same “assault weapons” – and magazines holding more than ten rounds – to make them too unaffordable for ownership.
The fanatical anti-gun Senator, Elizabeth Warren, is already backing Beyer’s bill in the Senate.
Warren said she wants to “use every tool available” to make it impossible for the public to acquire “assault weapons” – “and that includes taxes.”
In fact, Warren said she wants to make it impossible for people to buy “weapons that are used for murdering people.”
The controllers never sleep. When the senators are out grooming children and spending your hard-earned money, they leave behind a lawyer to write their wickedness for them in the middle of the night so that they can vote on it to see what’s in it.
On August 4, 2022 at 9:39 pm, Paul B said:
Let’s just kill another industry. When are we going to run the idiots out?
On August 4, 2022 at 9:44 pm, Jonah said:
Sounds like infringement.
On August 5, 2022 at 12:45 am, Dan said:
A law that is passed with the OPENLY STATED INTENT of infringing on a Constitutional Right SHOULD be ruled unconstitutional by a court….or the SCOTUS….if a court were to decide to hear a case challenging it. And that’s the problem….by the time such a case were to wend it’s way through the process to the SCOTUS odds are good the left would have packed that court to give them the ruling they want.
On August 5, 2022 at 9:07 am, Fred said:
Since the government is supplying the weapons that will be used to kill you to employees, Antifa, and other groups, why wouldn’t they want them to be too expensive for you to buy?
On August 5, 2022 at 9:45 am, JB said:
The Communists controlling Washington fail to understand our own government has published many manuals on field expedient weapons and explosive devices made entirely from common materials, wood ash, and household chemicals. These manuals were written to teach freedom fighters how to build weapons for use against their oppressive governments. These manuals are free and in the public domain. As people become desperate for arms, they will always get them. Machine guns are far easier to make than a rifle, but as the Japanese now know, deadly weapons are very easy to make with ordinary hand tools. One look at how easy illegal drugs are obtained should know guns can be smuggled just as easily.
On August 6, 2022 at 1:14 pm, MTHead said:
2A amends all of the constitution that was wrote before it. Which includes congresses power to tax, and regulate commerce.
Can they get away with it? Well ya, cause lawyers. That don’t know law!
On August 6, 2022 at 1:48 pm, PeanutButter said:
Look at the bright side: when this 1000% tax is struck down by the courts, the NFA $200 tax will probably be struck down as well, striking down the reason for the NFA.
This could be a massive “own goal” by the treasonous anti-gunners.
On August 6, 2022 at 5:04 pm, blake said:
The tax idea is probably a direct result of Justice “It’s a tax” Roberts’ ruling on Obamacare.
On August 7, 2022 at 3:57 pm, Don Curton said:
Hmmm, seems crazily like a “poll tax”, yet another democratic initiative to deny people their rights.
On August 7, 2022 at 8:34 pm, Todd said:
So, infringement it is. I really hope the tax one passes so it can be monkey hammered on appeal,as millions file suits en masse. Bonus for the obvious breaking of their oath of office. Maybe this sort of thing would finally rip the mask off.
On August 9, 2022 at 12:26 pm, John said:
@JB
They probably know that, but how many people have the forethought, information, ability and want to build such devices?
My bet would be a lot less than current gun owners who are the enemy they are after.