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Old 06-20-2017, 02:55 PM   #3396
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Originally Posted by peter12 View Post
That said, I think that by taxing bullets or whatever, you would cause other types of crime.

Potentially more robberies of ammunition storage facilities (like aforementioned ranges), and a blackmarket for illicit production.
Probably, but if overall gun deaths go down, they might just be willing to... bite the bullet.

... I'll show myself out.
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A simple little policy probably won't do a thing.
As discussed above, a major tax on bullets that causes them to skyrocket in cost is not a small policy, even though it's a simple one. It certainly would significantly impact manufacturing.
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