California’s rich politicians have imposed a new 11% tax on shooters – in a dangerous new move that could be seen here
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California aims tax at shooters
Democrat tax bill author, Jesse Gabriel.
TAXES are the latest tool being used by anti-gun groups in the US to discourage gun ownership in California – and it’s not hard to see the same being used here.
In September, we covered the emergence in the US of a proposal by left-wing Democrat, Jessie Gabriel, to tax gun owners.
California’s new tax from the rich
The California gun tax has now come into effect.
The 11% hike now applies to guns and ammunition sold in California. It’s a move that we cannot say will never happen here.
California’s new tax doesn’t just go to the government. It will be used to fund “gun violence prevention, education, research, response, and investigation programs” according to the bill that passed that state’s parliament.
In other words, the tax will be handed over to anti-gun groups.
The good news is that the tax is being challenged by the US’s pro-gun groups, the Second Amendment Foundation, California Rifle & Pistol Association, National Rifle Association, and Firearms Policy Coalition.
Another bill also, according to one major outlet, proposes to ban “the carrying of firearms in most public places within the state.”
This is a much clearer violation of the second amendment in the US also likely to be challenged.
California’s credit card move
CALIFORNIA HAS ALSO passed a new law requiring credit card companies to create a unique four-digit codes for stores selling firearms.
This follows which will then allow credit card companies to discriminate against gun owners, and for the state to track gunowners.
It could even allow the state to simply ban transactions taking place.
The good news is that other more gun-friendly states have gone in the opposite direction, banning the use of the code.
Those states include Tennessee, Georgia, Iowa and Wyoming.
What about here?
While this is happening on other shores, these are things that anti-gun proponents could push for here.
This is particularly the case here, where states and territories are dominated by left-wing governments, and even the Liberal Party is often regarded as being “Labor lite”.
The relentless attacks on shooters we have just seen happen in WA means that we simply cannot assume it won’t happen here. Remember that the WA Liberals even voted with the government to impose the new laws.
It is another reason Aussie shooters can’t simply ‘hope’ that shooting is safe from attacks.
It’s why organisations like ours exist, and why the best thing you can do is back what we do.
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Why do we care whats happening in the US, other than as an example of what not to do? If there was ever a failed model for firearm ownership and regulation that’s got to be it.
Well, yes, that’s why. The problems we face are not just home-grown: they could be imported.
Also, it’s ironic that Politics Reloaded started as a blog on the problems shooters are facing in English speaking countries, such as this one. PR was then repurposed when the National Shooting Council fell over, so there’s a lot less overseas content – but it may still be relevant from time to time.