Bill Would up NFA Tax 50% as Feds Study Turning Pistols to SBRs

[skyrep]

Bill Would up NFA Tax 50% as Feds Study Turning Pistols to SBRs :: Guns.com

The very day that the Biden-Harris Administration moved to establish a rule reclassifying millions of braced pistols under the NFA, a Democrat lawmaker introduced a bill to bump their costs.

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[canezach]

So, it's not about "curbing the epidemic of gun violence" as much as it is fleecing Americans for more money

 

[awonder]

Wait till they do the same for ammo...

 

[Noob Sammich]

So, it's not about "curbing the epidemic of gun violence" as much as it is fleecing Americans for more money

Isn't that what it's always been about?

U.S. Senate: Senate Salaries (1789 to Present)

Senate Salaries since 1789

www.senate.gov

Looks like they're due for a raise soon....

 

[Tokay444]

Remember when they tried to up the tax on tea?
Pepperidge Farms remembers.

 

[canezach]

Isn't that what it's always been about?

Make no mistake, the only time I believe a politician is when they say they want to take more money from the people

 

[6.5SH]

IANAL but there is already established precedent on reclassification. In the late 90's multiple shotguns (Street Sweeper etc.) were reclassified as DD's. If you had one you had to register it or turn it in, but you got the stamp for free. Subsequent transfers required payment.