Every round would be subject to taxation. (Photo: Levi Sim/GunsAmerica) Two state lawmakers in New York want to impose an excise tax on each round of ammunition available for purchase to the public. Late last month, Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblywoman Pat Fahy (D-Albany) unveiled S. 8415, which would tax the retail sale of [...]
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NY Lawmakers Want to Impose Excise Tax on Ammo to Fund Gun Violence Research
Published: March 9, 2022 { 5 comments }
ATF Chief Laments: ‘Innovations in firearms have gone wild’
Published: March 9, 2022 { 9 comments }Local Houston news station KHOU ran a report this week that covered the “upward trend” of homemade “ghost guns” used in crimes across the country.
Republican Congressman Introduces Bill to Block ATF’s Backdoor Gun Registry
Published: March 8, 2022 { 33 comments }Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) introduced a bill this week that would prevent the federal government from compiling a backdoor gun registry.
Enforcing Existing Laws Work! ‘Career Criminal’ Gets 15 Years for Unlawful Possession
Published: March 8, 2022 { 10 comments }A Georgia man will spend the next 15 years behind bars for unlawful possession of firearms.
Washington State Bans ‘Hi-Cap’ Mags
Published: March 7, 2022 { 7 comments }Washington State is poised to become the 10th state in the country to place restrictions on the sale of certain standard capacity magazines.
Ohio Lawmakers Pass Constitutional Carry!
Published: March 3, 2022 { 5 comments }Senate Bill 215, a constitutional carry bill, cleared both chambers this week, 57-35 in the House, and 24-8 in the Senate.
State Tells Gun Store Owner He Must Surrender ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ License Plate
Published: March 3, 2022 { 27 comments }The state of Alabama is instructing Nathan Kirk, the owner of Blount County Tactical, to surrender his personalized license plate because it contains “objectionable language.”
Biden Pushes Gun Control During State of the Union: ‘You think the deer are wearing Kevlar vests?’
Published: March 2, 2022 { 26 comments }A State of the Union address by a Democratic president would not be complete without a shout-out to the anti-gun agenda.
Lawmakers Pen Letter to YouTube Instructing It to Censor Gun-Related Content
Published: February 22, 2022 { 8 comments }YouTube needs to crack down a variety of pro-2A channels, say a group of federal lawmakers, all of whom are Democrats.
Newsom Goes on the ‘Offensive’ Against Gun Industry, Pushing Legislation to Bankrupt Firearm Makers
Published: February 21, 2022 { 34 comments }“California will continue to lead the fight to end gun violence with bold action to tackle the national crisis putting millions of Californians at risk,” said Gov. Newsom.