Democrats demand 1,000% excise tax on
‘assault weapons,’ high-capacity magazines
Fox News,
by
Peter Kasperowicz
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
8/5/2023 5:02:11 PM
More than two dozen House Democrats put forward legislation Friday that would slap "assault weapons" and high-capacity magazines with a 1,000% excise tax, a change that would raise the price of a $500 weapon to $5,000 in a bid to reduce access to guns across the country. Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., and 24 other House Democrats introduced the legislation Friday. It’s the second time Democrats have put forward the idea. Beyer and 37 Democrats proposed the same idea last year when Democrats controlled the House, but it never moved. The text of Beyer’s new bill was not out as of
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 8/5/2023 5:08:21 PM (No. 1528158)
Bring this to a vote. Put democrats on the record.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Buzzman 8/5/2023 5:08:51 PM (No. 1528159)
They should have their citizenship revoked for being an enemy of the state.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
cartcart 8/5/2023 5:10:46 PM (No. 1528160)
Sorta sounds like infringement, right?
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Well, in that case, More than two dozen House Democrats can KMA.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
bad-hair 8/5/2023 5:23:08 PM (No. 1528167)
Where do you get a $500 assault weapon ? I'm buying.
PS ... If I'm not in a war 12 rounds is plenty or I can't shoot.
Give me 500 bucks when the bar opens, tell me what kind of gun you want and dinner's on you.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
ronniethek 8/5/2023 5:29:13 PM (No. 1528171)
ARE THE CROOKS PAYINGTHE EXCISE TAX??? This is such a crock.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
chance_232 8/5/2023 5:33:25 PM (No. 1528172)
Soooooooo....... only rich democrats with body guards will be able to afford weapons??
I'm pretty sure that a tax like this will be ruled unconstitutional as its a backdoor ban.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Scrubber 8/5/2023 5:45:26 PM (No. 1528182)
Now you tell me the crats are serious about this issue.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
earlybird 8/5/2023 6:03:07 PM (No. 1528188)
Ah, but surely numbers of Democrats own the weapons erroneously called “assault weapons”...
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If they do this, they could tax speech they don’t like.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
cor-vet 8/5/2023 6:16:34 PM (No. 1528198)
How about 1000% excise tax on bribes, campaign contributions and Insider trading profits?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
udanja99 8/5/2023 6:21:58 PM (No. 1528202)
Hey demonicrats, demand THIS!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
mc squared 8/5/2023 6:27:01 PM (No. 1528208)
Commiecrats are INSANE.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
bad-hair 8/5/2023 6:36:17 PM (No. 1528216)
Assault weapons.
If I'm gun shopping my first question is Do you have ammo for it ?
Otherwise it's a club.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
thomthomp 8/5/2023 6:47:24 PM (No. 1528221)
Never happen as long as Republicans control the House. One more reason to make sure they do
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
bamboozle 8/5/2023 7:13:57 PM (No. 1528235)
If this were to succeed, expect taxes like this in furnaces, water heaters, and any else our new masters deem bad. The power to tax is the power to destroy .
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Newtsche 8/5/2023 7:20:20 PM (No. 1528239)
Not giving up but let those taxed decide where the money goes.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Northcross 8/5/2023 7:29:49 PM (No. 1528246)
Does that apply to inner city thugs who are doing most of the killing. How about a 1000% increase in jail time for crimes committed with a gun.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 8/5/2023 7:31:15 PM (No. 1528248)
Proposing things like this will sell a couple of million more AR-15s in the next year or so. Democrats have sold more guns than the manufacturers could have ever dreamed of.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
mc squared 8/5/2023 7:31:44 PM (No. 1528249)
In a just world, this will be DOA at the SCOTUS.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Subsuburban 8/5/2023 8:00:35 PM (No. 1528265)
After taking a glance at The Honorable (sarc. on) Don Beyer's picture on the Fox website, I don't know if he has to take a dump or smells something putrid. For my part, all I can say is "constructive confiscation" is against the Second Amendment to our Constitution, so have at it, pinch-face.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Birddog 8/5/2023 9:40:43 PM (No. 1528306)
OK, fine...might as well make it retro-active as well.
Need to make a big splash upon implementation, so go after the BIG BUYERS 1st.
Such as every govt agency that buys them, and EVERY police force, especially The Mega City ones, NYC, LA, Chicago, Philly, Houston, Dallas, Baltimore, Atlanta, San Fran.,DC...and all of DC's surrounding suburbs in VA and maryland).
Every cop used to have a 5 shot revolver, and a 3-5 shot pump shotgun in the trunk. NOW every cop has a high capacity semi-auto primary weapon, another back up gun, and an AR in the trunk, if not right there in the front seat.These dems claim the gun itself is causing every mass shooting event...but the video footage from EVERY event shows 100+ cops carrying them, hanging around for hours afterwards. AR weapons and high capacity handguns are used to STOP every mass murder event, regardless of the weapon used by the killer(s).
The US govt has spent $BILLIONS and millions of hours studying and testing to determine EXACTLY what weapons platforms/systems/combinations are the VERY BEST to deal with the crime the cops get called to deal with...by the citizens who are actually dealing with it first. What they bring to the scene to "Solve" the problems is not a Blue uniform or a shiny badge, nor even the radio is the "solution" that they get called to deliver...what they BRING is a high capacity semi-auto handgun, and an AR15.
Purchasing, training and issuance is PROOF that the Govt itself has determined what weapons are BEST to deal with the everyday crime, everyday citizens have/do/will face...Dems now say citizens do not have a right, nor do they deserve, the very items Govt has determined is MOST NEEDED.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 8/5/2023 11:22:28 PM (No. 1528365)
Reminds me of story about a huge city controlled by hundreds of criminal organizations. Corrupt in every way imaginable. Assassination was a thriving business. The topmost criminal organization controlled the manufacture of ammo and put a tax on it making guns too expensive in the employ of most crimes. Why did they do it? They did not want murdering a person to become too easy. They were most likely protecting themselves.
When I stop and think about it, that criminal organization could be our government.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Strike3 8/6/2023 12:25:12 AM (No. 1528401)
Great logic democrats. The people who abuse weapons like this make enough money through drug sales and other criminal activity that $5000 is pocket change. Fortunately for US patriots, the years during the corrupt Obama mis-administration and under the current communist regime, we wisely bought all the weapons we need. You are still avoiding the oft-promised but never implemented action of confiscation. Come and get 'em, what are you waiting for?
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
DVC 8/6/2023 2:36:15 AM (No. 1528442)
Not going to happen.
Let their tantrums continue. Semi-auto rifles are here to stay, and fully protected under the 2nd Amendment.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
coldborezero 8/6/2023 7:42:58 AM (No. 1528532)
Newly manufactured “assault weapons”, i.e. selective-fire, intermediate-power rifles and carbines, have been not available to normal citizens for quite some time. Semi-automatic weapons are NOT “assault weapons”. Of course, actual facts don’t mean anything to these tyrants.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
learner 8/6/2023 11:51:13 AM (No. 1528727)
By using the 'saving lives' logic why don't they propose a 1,000% tax on vehicles since they cause more deaths than guns, except in large cities controlled by democrats for generations.
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