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Connecticut Bill Would Hike Ammuntion Sales Tax to 50%
« on: February 05, 2019, 06:40:59 pm »
The push to drive down civilian gun ownership in coastal states via onerous regulation and confiscatory taxes took another small step forward yesterday with the introduction of HB 5700 in Connecticut. State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, one of the co-sponsors of the tax hike, is proud as can be of her bill and announced it via Twitter yesterday.

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 I’ve introduced HB 5700, a 50% tax increase on ammunition. It doesn’t apply to military or law enforcement. I’m hearing push back about the need to protect one's home... but how much ammunition does someone really need to do that? #gunsense #enough

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The  #gunsense state rep’s tweet would lead you to believe that she’d increase the tax by 50%, but no. Her proposed tax, as she makes clear in the example she gives and in the language of the bill would be a 50% tax on any ammunition purchased.

Here’s the language of Gilchrest’s bill in its entirety:

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 12 of the general statutes be amended to increase the rate of the sales and use taxes on ammunition to fifty per cent.

Statement of Purpose: To increase the rate of the sales and use taxes on ammunition.

It will shock you to learn that Rep. Gilchrest isn’t completely truthful in the bill’s statement of purpose. The ostensible reason for the bill is to raise the amount of the tax. The real intent here is to significantly increase the cost of buying and using firearms for Nutmeg Staters in order to discourage it. If enacted, lower-income gun owners would, of course, be disproportionately affected.

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2019/02/daniel-zimmerman/connecticut-bill-would-hike-ammuntion-sales-tax-to-50/
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Re: Connecticut Bill Would Hike Ammuntion Sales Tax to 50%
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2019, 07:00:32 pm »
I guess she thinks people need only one round of ammo. Range time would be mighty expensive. The lack of critical thinking by leftists is disgusting.
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Re: Connecticut Bill Would Hike Ammuntion Sales Tax to 50%
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2019, 07:08:51 pm »
Denying ammo is the same as denying the weapon!
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Re: Connecticut Bill Would Hike Ammuntion Sales Tax to 50%
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2019, 07:24:42 pm »
Does this cretin's bill address powder, bullets, primers and presses et al for reloaders?

There would be an initial fall off under her tax crap, but give it 8 or 9 months and reloading supplies would start selling big time.
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Re: Connecticut Bill Would Hike Ammuntion Sales Tax to 50%
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2019, 07:29:49 pm »
Quote from: austingirl on February 05, 2019, 07:00:32 pm
I guess she thinks people need only one round of ammo. Range time would be mighty expensive. The lack of critical thinking by leftists is disgusting.

They don't care about range time...their lack of critical thinking that you pointed out comes from the fact that the people that come up with idiotic ideas like this have never held a gun much less been to a shooting range.
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Re: Connecticut Bill Would Hike Ammuntion Sales Tax to 50%
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2019, 02:00:17 am »
This will probably pass.
The democrat-communists run practically everything in CT...
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Re: Connecticut Bill Would Hike Ammuntion Sales Tax to 50%
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2019, 02:05:54 am »
Is Colt still HQd in Connecticut?
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Re: Connecticut Bill Would Hike Ammuntion Sales Tax to 50%
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2019, 02:14:22 am »
"Is Colt still HQd in Connecticut?"

Yes, I believe so.
I can't understand why they stay.
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