Legislative
30% Federal Firearm Excise Tax + 50% Federal Ammunition Excise Tax
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren today proposed a steep national gun tax. Warren wants to impose a 30 percent federal excise tax on rifles and shotguns, a significant increase from the current rate of 11 percent. Warren’s proposal would also impose a 30 percent federal excise tax on handguns, a tripling of the current rate…
Read MoreATF Reclassifies Franklin Armory Reformation
To quote the ATF Open Letter: “Moreover, because the Reformation is not chambered for shotgun shells, it is not a shotgun as defined in the NFA. Given these determinations, the Reformation is classified as a shotgun that is subject onlto the provisions of the GCA (i.e., it is not a weapon subject to the provisions…
Read MoreAcevedo Accuses Lawmakers In Wake Of Cop’s Shooting Death
Just two days after a Houston police sergeant was fatally shot in the line of duty while responding to a domestic violence call, Chief Art Acevedo is once again challenging lawmakers to pass key legislation that would bar abusers from owning a firearm. “I don’t want to hear about how much they support law enforcement,”…
Read MoreBig Bother On Firearm Purchasing
Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-10th, wants banks and credit card companies to flag purchases that could signal a person is preparing to carry out a mass shooting, a solution she said could circumvent the usual partisan debate on gun violence. She introduced a bill that would direct an agency of the Treasury Department to figure out…
Read MoreSupreme Court To Hear Case On Firearm Transport
In what could be the most significant gun rights case since D.C. v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear opening arguments to settle a question over public transport of firearms through gun-averse jurisdictions. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of New York City this could set a precedent for the transport…
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