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Cook County Violence Tax
- Thread starter BarryLee
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The insanity is the only people who are going to pay this tax are people who either really love the couple of gun shops in Cook County, The uninformed and people who simply can't afford to drive the extra half hour or so to the many gun shops in Lake, Kane, McHenry, Dupage and other counties.
Then again the question becomes how informed is the general gun buying public; will people even notice the extra $25 fee? Afterall there are over 30 million gun owners but only 3 million NRA members. Its actually scary how many gun owners I have met, my brother in law included who just have no clue what kind of attacks are constantly being levied against the 2A.
Don't worry though, just like with cars Cook County will then start "demanding" that other counties collect the tax against Cook County residents.
Then again the question becomes how informed is the general gun buying public; will people even notice the extra $25 fee? Afterall there are over 30 million gun owners but only 3 million NRA members. Its actually scary how many gun owners I have met, my brother in law included who just have no clue what kind of attacks are constantly being levied against the 2A.
Don't worry though, just like with cars Cook County will then start "demanding" that other counties collect the tax against Cook County residents.
Shore Gallery in Lincolnwood (just outside the city, on the North side) seems to do pretty well. They sell to a lot of LEO's , I must see a CPD officer there every time I visit. LEO's and those who don't know much about guns will still go to places inside cook county.
I feel bad for Cabelas, they are 10 mins from a place called GAT Guns which is in DuPage County. GAT has a larger selection, similar pricing and no $25.00 tax.
I feel bad for Cabelas, they are 10 mins from a place called GAT Guns which is in DuPage County. GAT has a larger selection, similar pricing and no $25.00 tax.
62coltnavy
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You don't get it, do you? The purpose of this tax was not to raise money, it was to drive county gun stores out of business because they are no longer competitive. I suspect it will work. But then again, that fact will do nothing to reduce crime or gun violence in Cook County--as it is, The COP and the Mayor complain about all of the guns in Chicago being imported from outside city limits.
You don't get it, do you? The purpose of this tax was not to raise money, it was to drive county gun stores out of business because they are no longer competitive. I suspect it will work. But then again, that fact will do nothing to reduce crime or gun violence in Cook County--as it is, The COP and the Mayor complain about all of the guns in Chicago being imported from outside city limits.
It might work for some of the shops as I pointed out, but it might not. If shops itemize it as a "tax" on the bill of sale...yeah people will notice. If its just built into the price of the gun then most people won't bat an eyelash. Are you going to drive an extra 1/2 hour to save $25.00 on a 700 or 800 dollar item? Probably not. Toni may have thought this will drive gun shops out of business but it won't have much luck doing that either.