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Ammo tax....legal

dakotashooter2dakotashooter2 Member Posts: 6,186
edited November 2008 in General Discussion
I'm wondering about the legality of ANOTHER tax on ammo. Think about it... the Pitman-Roberson Act already puts an 11% (?) tax on it then we pay sales tax. Where is the line drawn? Is another tax legal? That would be triple taxation.

I Also have to wonder about the legality of taxing something in excess of it's value. .22 cartridges come to mind. The proposed .05 per round tax would be more than they cost.

Seems to me a war was fought over a similar issue.

Comments

  • gunpaqgunpaq Member Posts: 4,607 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The 2A says nothing about ammo so our new government can do as they please.
  • zinkzink Member Posts: 6,456 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by gunpaq
    The 2A says nothing about ammo so our new government can do as they please.


    Back on 03/11/2007 i posted a statement made by an ATF agent. People dunned me then. How about now?

    Lance
  • chaosrobchaosrob Member Posts: 1,871 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by gunpaq
    The 2A says nothing about ammo so our new government can do as they please.
    I don't know that I believe this to be true. They will have to give it equal protection uner the 14th if challenged, at least I strongly believe that to be the case.

    The thing that bothers me the most is not that the gov tries to pull crap like this, it is that the millios of gun owners allow them to do it. I am not advocatingfighting in the streets, but we seem to be content to be keyboard warriors, and hope others will do the actual "legwork" for us.
  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I doubt it's legal (Taxation without representation) but then when does the government do things legal
  • dan kellydan kelly Member Posts: 9,799
    edited November -1
    chaos...where is it going to be challenged? the supreme court?

    you`ll want to be quick...won`t be long before obama puts his tame judges on there...then they will vote the way he likes people to vote..otherwise he wont appoint them.
  • Hunter MagHunter Mag Member Posts: 6,610 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Why would "they" care if it's legal when "they've" raped the constitution.[:(!]
  • chappsynychappsyny Member Posts: 3,381 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    There's nothing constitutionally prohibiting double taxing ammo or anything else. That being the case, any tax on ammo is legal so long as it doensn't violate the 10th or 14th am's. All the gov't has to do is pass the law.
  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
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