A freshman state representative in Connecticut introduced a bill this week that would raise the tax rate on ammunition in the state to 50 percent. Representative Jillian Gilchrest announced the proposal on Twitter, explaining that her legislation would raise the price of a $10 box of ammunition to $15. She hopes the tax hike will reduce crime in the state by limiting the “use” of ammunition in Connecticut.
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Connecticut State Rep Wants to Tax Ammunition at 50% to ‘Reduce Use’
Published: February 7, 2019 { 86 comments }
Everytown’s New ‘Report’ on Gun Violence Riddled with Exaggerations, Cherry-Picked Stats
Published: February 7, 2019 { 16 comments }Everytown for Gun Safety’s most recent report paints a stark picture of the “gun violence epidemic” in America. But like the gun-ban industry’s previous attempts at fearmongering, it includes every statistic but those that contradict its cause.
New York Passes Sweeping Anti-Gun Bills Disarming Teachers, Requiring 30-Day Waiting Period
Published: January 31, 2019 { 56 comments }Proving once again that the gun ban lobby will never, ever be satisfied, the New York state legislature just passed six additional restrictions to lawful gun ownership in the Empire State.
Kamala Harris Wants Congressmen in a ‘Locked Room’ with ‘Autopsy Photographs’ of Children Killed in Sandy Hook
Published: January 31, 2019 { 79 comments }California Democratic Senator and presidential front-runner Kamala Harris told a CNN town hall in Des Moines on Monday that Congressmen in 2012 should have been placed in “a locked room, no press, no one, nobody else” and required to examine “the autopsy photographs of those babies” killed in the Sandy Hook massacre.
Gun Owners of America Join Suit to Challenge the National Firearms Act
Published: January 31, 2019 { 15 comments }GOA along with the GOF are filing an appeal in the Tenth Circuit court that could have an effect on how the National Firearms Act is applied.
Hypocrite Alert! Bloomberg Says It’s ‘Ridiculous’ Johns Hopkins Doesn’t Have an Armed Police Force
Published: January 23, 2019 { 11 comments }Anti-gun kingpin and gun-ban bankroller Michael Bloomberg said in a press conference on Tuesday that his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, should have an armed private police force to defend students and faculty from the more unsavory elements of Baltimore’s crime-ridden streets.
Dems Announce New Federal Gun Storage Legislation (Fines, Forfeiture & Jail Time for Noncompliance)
Published: January 21, 2019 { 64 comments }“That’s the purpose of this federal law,” stated Blumenthal, “to hold accountable any firearms owner who fails to safely store or secure their firearms, to prevent access from minors or from others who are dangerous, convicted of crimes, and make our communities safer.”
Washington Senator wants Legislators Proposing Gun Laws to Pass Firearms Test First
Published: January 18, 2019 { 32 comments }Washington State Sen. Phil Fortunato just introduced legislation that would require lawmakers to pass a test before they could make new gun control laws.
Brazilian President Green Lights Gun Ownership So Citizens May ‘Have Peace Inside Their Homes’
Published: January 17, 2019 { 6 comments }“To guarantee the legitimate right of defense, as president I am using this weapon,” Bolsonaro said as he held up the pen he used to sign the decree. “I signed this decree, created by many upstanding people, so that at this first moment, upstanding citizens can have peace inside their homes,” Bolsonaro explained.
Virginia Governor’s Gun Control Plan Would Prohibit Firearms Capable of Accepting 10-Round Mags
Published: January 17, 2019 { 61 comments }Governor Northam (D) has a plan to reduce the number and types of firearms Virginia residents can purchase and possess.