Bush Gun Tax? - AR15.COM

Posted: 3/23/2002 1:53:31 PM EDT

At work a friend and I were talking, and he told me that Pres. Bush was planning a Tax on firearms shortly, I told him he must be mistaken as I haven't heard anything about it here,or anywhere else, Sooo, what's the straight dope? I suspect this is an old issue that was shot down, and my friend has just heard about it, anybody know one way or the other? or is this some Demo-commie dis-information?

Posted: 3/23/2002 11:21:24 PM EDT

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There already is a federal excise tax on firearms, but any additional taxes imposed upon guns by Bush would be a "reasonable and common sense lesser of 2 evils".

Posted: 3/23/2002 11:24:53 PM EDT

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There already is a federal excise tax on firearms, but any additional taxes imposed upon guns by Bush would be a "reasonable and common sense lesser of 2 evils".

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Choosing between additional tax and what other evil?

Posted: 3/23/2002 11:29:43 PM EDT

[#3]

losing a democrat voter.

Posted: 3/24/2002 5:51:48 AM EDT

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Your friend is full of it. He's rumormongering in the grand tradition of Imbroglio et al.

Posted: 3/24/2002 8:39:13 AM EDT

[#5]

From American Handgunner May/June 2002 page 112
"$123,100,00 Excise tax paid on firearms and ammunition in the first 3 quarters of 2001, down 15% from the same period in 2000."

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