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Amishman

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1. Probably wouldn't survive the courts

Reply to thinkingagain (Original post)

Wed May 25, 2022, 06:08 AM

May 2022

There have been several court rulings that indicated that the second does cover ammunition. Gun Save Lives vs Ali is a recent one. By that standard a modest tax to support a safety program might be upheld, but anything prohibitive or punitive almost certainly would not.

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Ban bullets not books [View all] thinkingagain May 2022 OP

Probably wouldn't survive the courts Amishman May 2022 #1

Tax the hell out of both, especially hand guns and assault rifles Buckeyeblue May 2022 #2

Makes sense, it worked with tobacco! Emile May 2022 #3