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Guns are already taxed under 2A.

Taxing them more is legal as long as the taxes aren’t so high that it infringes on rights.

In other words a 5 or 10% tax wouldn’t violate 2A but a 1000% tax certainly would.

If you still don’t believe guns are taxable, refer to sales tax.

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Whoa now! I never said they couldn’t/shouldn’t be taxed. But we OK with a 200% markup on that tax?

California will double the taxes on guns and ammunition

This law serves two purposes:

Be seen to be “doing something”, always a winner. Tack on “for the children”, a tack conservatives are winning with.

More taxes on the poor. And that’s really the meat of it. It’s appalling how liberals (and I include myself in that definition) are quick to defend the poor, but abhor the notion of them defending themselves.

Further reading:

https://imgur.com/eUseWqC

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Rather a 200% increase is reasonable depends on current taxes.

It’s 11%. Which would increase the current cost of a 9mm round from. .48 to about.53 cents.

They used 200% to get you wound up just like you’re trying to bait me with all the “but the poor!” nonsense.

It’s 5 cents.

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