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Gun Control & RKBA

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2. No, it's not. The $200 tax on full auto firearms effectively ended the sale of those weapons

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:07 AM

Apr 2016

to the general public. Taxing is the prerogative of the government and has been upheld as constitutional by SCOTUS.

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Blatantly unconstitutional, and Prohibition-Proven® Counterproductive. Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #1

that is true melm00se Apr 2016 #3

Again true melm00se Apr 2016 #5

True, just as the 1stA doesn't cover all speech everywhere. benEzra Apr 2016 #8

The 24th Amend (1964) prohibits a poll tax or any other tax... Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #6

Hopefully the people will tell the "government" to FO. ileus Apr 2016 #7

A grand is cheap compared to what they really want. ileus Apr 2016 #9

Comparing the Right to Vote with somebody's hobby is offensive. stone space Apr 2016 #10

The site (DU) has an entire topic group for hobbies and recreational pursuits discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #11

As is the right to keep and bear arms TeddyR Apr 2016 #12

according to you beergood Apr 2016 #15

But not so offensive that you'll stop making the comparison. beevul Apr 2016 #14

Sorry, yours is a vacuous argument - jonno99 Apr 2016 #16