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by Daddio-on-patio
Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:30 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Mariana Islands gun tax
Replies: 14
Views: 3604

Re: Mariana Islands gun tax

Looks like they are shopping this in DC now.

As reported by the Saipan Tribune:

The administration of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres defended the CNMI’s new gun control laws on Friday as a law that could be “a role model” for other U.S. states and jurisdictions facing seemingly uncontrolled and continued gun violence.

The administration was responding to queries regarding its position on recent reports that the a legal challenge to the new law, Public law 19-42, was likely, particularly over a provision that assesses a $1,000 excise tax on pistols.

The threat of such a tax serving as a role model for other politicians to impose is not an idle one. Consider the following:

Seattle Gun and Ammunition Tax: On Jan. 1, 2016, Seattle’s $25 per gun tax took effect, as did a two cent to five cent tax per round of ammunition. The new taxes have already forced at least one major gun dealer to leave the city.

Cook County, Ill. Gun and Ammunition Tax: On June 1, 2016, Cook County’s new ammunition tax takes effect, at a rate of one cent to five cents per round of ammunition. The ammo tax comes on top of the existing gun tax regime of $25 per gun.

Hillary Clinton’s 25% Gun Tax Endorsement: In passionate testimony to the Senate Finance Committee in 1993, Hillary Clinton gave her strong personal endorsement to a new national 25% sales tax on guns and endorsed a steep increase in the gun dealer fee, to $2,500. "I am speaking personally, but I feel very strongly about that,” said Clinton at the conclusion of her endorsement.

“The Left is now seeking to tax guns out of existence,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. “The Second Amendment makes it difficult to legally ban guns, but Hillary has led the way to explaining you can achieve the same thing with high taxes.”

Link to full article:
http://www.atr.org/1000-gun-tax-pushed- ... del-states
by Daddio-on-patio
Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:43 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Mariana Islands gun tax
Replies: 14
Views: 3604

Mariana Islands gun tax

http://freebeacon.com/issues/marianas-i ... 0-gun-tax/

A territory of the United States. Hopefully not a role model for any other state in the Union.....

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