Cool. I identify as rich.
DC: WASHINGTON — Illinois Democratic Rep. Danny Davis says it is acceptable for only wealthy individuals having access firearms if a 50 percent federal tax on all guns and ammunition becomes law.
“So if rich people can only get firearms then only rich people would be able to pay the price and if that could prevent some people from getting them, I’d want to prevent all people from getting them,” Davis told The Daily Caller. “But if rich people were willing and would continue to pay the high price, then I’d be happy that we kept the other group from getting them.” MORE
Methinks he would be happier living in medieval England.
Danny Davis, come at me Bro,
I’ll bet Danny Davis will be able to afford firearms under such a system.
Yeah, this is why you have to pay the $200 tax to apply for a suppressor and short barrel rifle permit. That $200 went a lot further when the tax was created.
@Mike in Ocala
Yeah, when the NFA was passed in 1934, the Thompson was the most expensive firearm im America at $50 – an astounding sum, which is why the NFA registry fee was set at $200.
Fun fact- the NFA was created to effectively ban handguns, which is why it contains the sbr language. When it foundered initially, they took that out & added “silencers”.
this guy represents Illinois. So if that 50% tax passes then all those poor gang members in Shitcago won’t be able to afford their guns & ammo anymore? Yeah, that’ll work.
It’s a good thing this proposed law won’t affect the drug dealers, extortionists, pimps, thugs and other criminal characters that inhabit many areas in Chicago. It’s already difficult enough to prey on regular citizens without having to worry if they are armed or not.
Rich people, and criminals. As usual it’s the poor who get the shaft.
Remarkable! So was the Ku Klux Klan! 😳 😳 😳
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I’m hoping you will have to produce recent tax returns as proof of income. After all, you wouldn’t want someone to just go out and steal someone’s money to pay the Rich Guy Firearm Tax, would you?