Ammo & Gun Tax Proposal

[hodgepodge]

You knew it was coming.



Some Maryland lawmakers are proposing legislation to tax dealers and manufacturers of guns and ammunition to fund the state’s trauma system.


Del. Bernice Mireku-North (D-Montgomery), who will sponsor the Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act in the House of Delegates, said an excise tax would generate an estimated $13 million. The money, Mireku-North said, would also come from firearms associated with mass shootings, which burden the state’s trauma systems.


“The trauma of gun violence is not an anomaly because gun violence is a public health crisis,” she said during a press conference Wednesday in Annapolis. “It’s far too commonplace, which is why we are working together to find comprehensive and common-sense solutions.”


The legislation hasn’t been filed yet, but Del. Emily Shetty (D-Montgomery) who will be a co-sponsor, said the money would fund the state’s Trauma Physician Services fund. She said it currently generates $12 million annually. An additional $9.5 million was appropriated in the fund for this current fiscal year, she said.


“The system needs more money,” she said.

Maryland Bill Would Add Sin Tax on Gun, Ammo Manufactures and Sellers

bearingarms.com

 

[mpollan1]

Gonna tax fast/processed food manufacturers/dealers because fat bastigence is a public health crisis? Yeah, didn't think so...

 

[AKbythebay]

They are such liars. Yeah this is all about the burden of shooting injuries on the state's trauma center system. Maybe we should tax gasoline or automobiles since car accidents send WAY more people to shock trauma than shooting victims.

 

[SummitCnty]

Surprised it took them this long.

 

[thomfantomas]

And it will sadly pass.

 

[mpollan1]

Lifted this gem from the article in the link.

“The system needs more money,”

If that's not it right there...

 

[AssMan]

But they'll never tax that bag of fudge rounds.

 

[spoon059]

We should be taxing criminal action. That is what requires the trauma system.

 

[Lafayette]

Eventually this will get challenged, either here or in Commiefornia etc. Taxing a constitutional right is a slippery slope.

But if it makes it to SCOTUS, I’m worried that Justice John “It’s a tax except when it’s a penalty” Roberts will weasel a decision ala Obamacare.

 

[TapRackBang]

Taxes that disproportionately affect Black people are racist.
This tax proposal will disproportionately affect Black people in Maryland.
This tax is racist.

 

[dblas]

I'll post a thread to the bill(s) once they get filed.

 

[Afrikeber]

Clearly a Bruen work around.

 

[shootin the breeze]

I’m so glad I have less than a year left on my prison sentence in this gulag.

 

[Uncle Duke]

Street thugs are gonna street thug. The REAL criminals are the pukes in the General Assembly who aid and abet the thugs in their animal behavior. And they do it year in and year out.

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Y’all deserve better.

Y’all also know better.

It ain’t gonna get better.

Hopin won’t help it. Drinkin won’t cancel it. Leavin might do it.

Than later, Sooner is always better.

Good luck. God bless ya.

 

[Tebonski]

Maryland elected democrats would never use their political power to harass illegal aliens or Baltimore carjackers out on their own recon (sic) already wearing ankle bracelets.

 

[Boxcab]

This will be tough to remove. The existing Fed tax has been around, unchallenged, for awhile.


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[Doctortoxic]

Stock up and purchase out of state. Eff these tyrants.

 

[ohen cepel]

No sales tax on firearms or ammo in WV.

md is such a tiny state, people will just go out of state to buy it. Likely, they will lose tax revenue in the long run. But, libtard children just do what they do.

 

[TheOriginalMexicanBob]

No sales tax on firearms or ammo in WV.

md is such a tiny state, people will just go out of state to buy it. Likely, they will lose tax revenue in the long run. But, libtard children just do what they do.

This is the way.

MD isn’t so big one can’t go to PA, WV, VA or DE to buy your needs. Better yet…move out of MD if at all possible.

Hit them where it hurts…their wallet. They’ll learn like they did with O’Malley’s millionaire tax…reduced revenues hurt them. The difference here is that it‘s guns…they’ll never it the mistake but take credit for cutting gun and ammo sales...no matter how disingenuous the argument is. Then raise taxes elsewhere to cover the shortfall for trauma services.