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42. Taxing one type of ammunition will eventually mean having to tax them all.

Sun Apr 18, 2021, 06:02 PM

Apr 2021

Which will not only piss off the the right (which many wouldnt mind regardless), but a decent amount of people on the left and center as well. Going after one or a few types ONLY means manufacturers start making new guns/ammunition types or outfitting existing ones in the non-taxed calibers. The AR platform alone supports 70+ calibers already, not just .223/5.56.

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Maybe a dumb question on Assault rifles [View all] bluestarone Apr 2021 OP

The suggestion that ammunition be highly taxed or made extremely expensive PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #1

Well, frankly, if the targets of any new taxes are asked: dawg day Apr 2021 #7

It already extremely expensive if you can doc03 Apr 2021 #9

If you can afford a gun that shoots 200 rounds a minute it's not expensive enough. nt AndyS Apr 2021 #22

You would have to tax the components as well. Thomas Hurt Apr 2021 #2

Taxation is a power reserved to Congress sarisataka Apr 2021 #3

I remember a time not too long ago bluestarone Apr 2021 #4

All this would do is anger non-violent gun owners. SYFROYH Apr 2021 #5

Yea you're probably right! bluestarone Apr 2021 #6

Every gun control measure angers many non-violent gunowners. dawg day Apr 2021 #8

Which is why we should pursue something that has a chance of reducing deaths SYFROYH Apr 2021 #12

Open to suggestions then-- dawg day Apr 2021 #31

First step, is to repudiate gun bans. Once gun bans are off the table, there will be room to talk SYFROYH Apr 2021 #39

Disagree Sgent Apr 2021 #15

I'm saying this with all due respect... dawg day Apr 2021 #30

So I'm supposed to give a shit what gun owner want? That is so 1994 thinking. AndyS Apr 2021 #24

..., MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2021 #25

'Tis true. However I do have strong opinions about some topics. AndyS Apr 2021 #27

And others have strong opinions also, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2021 #28

Back at'cha 🙂 AndyS Apr 2021 #33

Slow your roll there, Andy. I'm for more gun control, too. Just not this type. SYFROYH Apr 2021 #36

Assault rifles use a wide range of ammunition. Some are commonly used for hunting Kaleva Apr 2021 #10

Yea i mean the ones they use most bluestarone Apr 2021 #11

the more powerful rounds can kill humans much faster Kaleva Apr 2021 #16

Doesn't the .223 round have a larger grams of gunpowder bluestarone Apr 2021 #18

The advantages of the .223 is that they are are lighter and being less powerful , have little recoil Kaleva Apr 2021 #19

When I deployed to Vietnam MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2021 #20

I believe the Army is thinking of abandoning the 5.45X45 NATO round for something more powerful Kaleva Apr 2021 #43

That's what I heard also, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2021 #44

TY. just thought the velosity speed of these type bullets bluestarone Apr 2021 #21

The high velocity is not particularly unique to those rounds DetroitLegalBeagle Apr 2021 #29

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2021 #32

No, the 223 has very little powder. sir pball Apr 2021 #41

Hunters are accustomed to one shot one kill. 'Assault weapon" shooter are accustomed to just spray AndyS Apr 2021 #26

Wish I could rec this, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2021 #34

Strange bedfellows! AndyS Apr 2021 #35

I have no desire to own any firearms, I recently sold my Colt 1911 ACP because I just MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2021 #37

There is no unique assault weapon ammunition hack89 Apr 2021 #13

Yes i did hear this before. I forgot that BUT bluestarone Apr 2021 #14

They tend to fire the so-called intermediate ammunition. Kaleva Apr 2021 #17

It's not about the ammunition. Straw Man Apr 2021 #23

Might not be constitutional in the vein of Minneapolis Star v. Minnesota Comm'r Amishman Apr 2021 #38

Count on the gunsplainers to show up. Kingofalldems Apr 2021 #40

Taxing one type of ammunition will eventually mean having to tax them all. YMB Apr 2021 #42

Ammunition tax Crepuscular Apr 2021 #45

Exactly...if you outlawed whatever car was highest in DUI accidents it wouldn't effect the DUI count EX500rider Apr 2021 #46