Possible Tax on ammo

I have no doubts at all of the validity of the OP. Several liberal states and liberal local governments are considering heavy taxes on ammo. In their liberal minds, they think their actions will reduce gun crimes. States and local governments DO have the power to tax ammo.
 
I do know that TN has a 10-cent tax on every box of ammo, so they can tax it if they want. Raising taxes on ammo to ridiculous levels would be possible.
 
Connecticut seems to think an ammo tax would be a good thing. According to an alert I received (from multiple sources), there's a bill before the CT legislature to impose a 50 percent tax on ammunition.

Connecticut is a small state. Methinks all they're going to do is encourage people to make periodic road trips to states such as Vermont, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania that don't engage in such foolishness.
 
If people can still buy overpriced guns and mags, they can still afford to buy ammo. You are most likely curbing a very small percentage of people who cannot afford them.*

You assume that their endgame is simply making ammo more expensive. They don't want more expensive ammo, they want ammo that is priced so high that the market cant support it.

Over priced guns are one thing but people are still pricing at a point that the market continues to support sales of those products. In other words, price hasn't exceeded demand. If you price those same guns at 500% of the current going rate, those sales are going drop. The market can only handle so much until demand will drop. Price will exceed demand. In a free market, then price will fall to meet demand.

The ammo taxers want to increase the price via tax until the demand stops. Since it isnt a free market because the price is driven by tax, demand will stay low. No ammo, no guns.
 
You assume that their endgame is simply making ammo more expensive. They don't want more expensive ammo, they want ammo that is priced so high that the market cant support it.
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That's a great way to get a black market started.
 
Yes folks here in Connecticut
We are #$*&%$#@ ed

The locals, state gov, and our congressionals are leading the parade

After all we are #5
They are trying to be #1

AHHHHHHHHG
 
Well we all know that the criminals will look at the price of ammo, then realize that their crimes will not be profitable. The criminals will then go out and get legitimate jobs, and our society will then be close to perfect.
 
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