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I like what this person has to say
I am really tired of the NRA. The second amendment might give people the right to bear arms, but I don't think it was a guarantee outside of a regulated militia. It doesn't say any thing about not taxing it.
I would like to see ammunition taxed at a rate that would recover the cost of swat teams, the increased security made necessary in public places by gun violence, victim compensation, emergency room costs for victims etc. The tax would likely have to be far in excess of the 50% being proposed to cover the costs. We pay all sorts of other user taxes (gas tax for instance), it is only fair to pass the cost of gun ownership to the user instead of the general public. I think it should be applied nationally against gun powder on a per grain of weight basis, to create a fund that reimburses the states for the above cost. I know this is a tall order, so I really appreciate the effort to get it started. Hopefully the national government will finally get it's act together, but I am not holding my breath
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