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H.R.5103 – 115th Congress (2017-2018): Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2018

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SEC. 2. Increase in excise taxes relating to firearms. (a) In general.—Section 4181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 4181. Imposition of tax. “There is hereby imposed upon the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the following articles a tax equivalent to the specified percent of the price for which so sold: “(1) Articles taxable at 20 percent: “(A) Pistols. “(B) Revolvers. “(C) Firearms (other…

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INCH by INCH: Obama Issues Executive Order That May Drive Gunsmiths Out of Business – The Truth About Guns

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President Obama has the ability to issue “executive orders” that direct the agencies controlled by the Office of the President to change the way they operate. Government agencies have a large amount of leeway when it comes to the interpretation of the law and how it applies to the American people, and these executive orders are intended to allow the president to specifically direct those agencies in whatever manner he sees fit. Last Friday President…

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Facebook Banned Gun Sales. So Why Is It Still ‘Full of Them’? – The New York Times

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A discussion group on Facebook called Texas Pew Pew Pew Show & Tell warned its users that it was intended to host conversations “about anything that goes pew pew pew,” but not to facilitate the sale or trade of firearms. The same note asked participants to “be smart” and “to take it to PM,” a reference to private messages. “If you don’t get the hint, I can’t help stupid,” the note said. Though the message…

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Gun control laws haven’t reduced crime, murder rates

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Surely murder is a serious subject, which ought to be examined seriously. Instead, it is almost always examined politically in the context of gun control controversies, with stock arguments on both sides that have remained the same for decades. And most of those arguments are irrelevant to the central question: Do tighter gun control laws reduce the murder rate?   That is not an esoteric question, nor one for which no empirical evidence is available.…

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$1,000 Gun Tax Pushed as “Role Model” for States | Americans for Tax Reform

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Steep gun tax concept endorsed by Hillary Clinton in 1993 beginning to take hold WASHINGTON, D.C. – A $1,000 per gun tax should serve as a “role model” for states, according to the governor of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, which imposed the $1,000 gun tax earlier this month. An idea first endorsed by Hillary Clinton in 1993, steep gun taxes have now taken hold in Cook County, Ill. the city of…

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Gun Groups Push to Make Silencers Easier to Purchase, Own

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Gun rights advocates hope to remove a number of federal restrictions related to the purchase and ownership of firearm silencers. The Hearing Protection Act would exempt silencers from the National Firearms Act of 1934, a law that also regulates fully automatic weapons. Under the current law, individuals who wish to purchase a silencer must pay a $200 tax and wait several months for the ATF to process paperwork on the item before bringing the accessory…

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Obama executive actions on guns coming Tuesday

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The White House announced it will unveil President Obama’s promised executive orders Tuesday morning on “common sense” gun control, but Second Amendment advocates and Republicans in Congress say “not so fast.” They’re gearing up for a battle that will extend to the legislative branch and the courts. Obama is expected to announce his unilateral plans to work around Congress to rein in gun sales and “make our communities safer,” according to a White House statement…

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