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NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts) Wed Feb 6, 2019, 11:31 AM Feb 2019

Connecticut state rep proposes 50% ammo tax increase

Good for her- but, the responses to her are almost all RW trolls declaring their love for their guns and ammo. She defeated a 12 term incumbent Democrat in the primaries last year, so kind of a local AOC

Link to tweet

text of her tweet
I’ve introduced HB 5700, a 50% tax increase on ammunition. It doesn’t apply to military or law enforcement. I’m hearing push back about the need to protect one's home... but how much ammunition does someone really need to do that? #gunsense #enough

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Connecticut state rep proposes 50% ammo tax increase (Original Post) NewJeffCT Feb 2019 OP

We don't need gun control. We need bullet control Renew Deal Feb 2019 #1

exactly NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #2

Take away the ammo and the gun is just a paper weight. nt Hotler Feb 2019 #3

In theory to defend your home you also need to practice shooting ... mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #4

I could see that working NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #6

That's pretty much what I was getting at with the oversight comment :) (nt) mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #7

My thought too. Don't worry about gun control. Just restrict ammo use. LiberalFighter Feb 2019 #5

Lots of legal quicksand sarisataka Feb 2019 #8

Renew Deal

(81,869 posts)

1. We don't need gun control. We need bullet control

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Wed Feb 6, 2019, 11:45 AM

Feb 2019

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

2. exactly

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 6, 2019, 11:48 AM

Feb 2019

I remember that skit

Hotler

(11,443 posts)

3. Take away the ammo and the gun is just a paper weight. nt

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Wed Feb 6, 2019, 11:58 AM

Feb 2019

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

4. In theory to defend your home you also need to practice shooting ...

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Wed Feb 6, 2019, 12:29 PM

Feb 2019

Might be a good idea to offer the exemption to Gun Ranges (as long as there's good oversight wherein Range owner can only sell discounted bullets to people using them on-site).

That takes away one of the reasonable counter-arguments ...

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

6. I could see that working

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 6, 2019, 12:49 PM

Feb 2019

gun range owners get an exemption, but I'd also say that ammo purchased there needs to be accounted for as either being spent or returned to the gun range.