I doubt this will fly for very long if passed. While Congress DOES have the power according to the Constitution to "levy taxes", that power is constrained by the burden it places on enumerated rights, like the Second Amendment. You cannot tax a right out of existence.
This could have unintended consequences as well - it will make an "assault weapon" (what a silly, uneducated phrase!) more expensive than an actual machine gun, so why bother with a pale imitation if the real thing is cheaper? Just go for the gold and get the machine gun!
AND, if the tax is challenged and fails muster - which it has to do Constitutionally, since it violates rights - then that will also cause a revisitation on the tax stamp required to buy a machine gun, which has the potential to eliminate that tax as well, since it, too, is a frivolous tax on an actual right.
So, these dumbasses could actually be creating an atmosphere of "machine guns for everyone!"
I look forward to the day that freedom reigns in America again!
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This could have unintended consequences as well - it will make an "assault weapon" (what a silly, uneducated phrase!) more expensive than an actual machine gun, so why bother with a pale imitation if the real thing is cheaper? Just go for the gold and get the machine gun!
AND, if the tax is challenged and fails muster - which it has to do Constitutionally, since it violates rights - then that will also cause a revisitation on the tax stamp required to buy a machine gun, which has the potential to eliminate that tax as well, since it, too, is a frivolous tax on an actual right.
So, these dumbasses could actually be creating an atmosphere of "machine guns for everyone!"
I look forward to the day that freedom reigns in America again!
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