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In reply to the discussion: TAX THE AMMO!!! [View all]quaker bill
(8,224 posts)On the 4th ammendment, I am secure in my property as long as I pay my property taxes, they just don't issue a card. If I stop paying the taxes, they will and regularly do auction off the property to the highest bidder. When the tax deed closes, the police will come and remove you from the property.
Do you think public defenders magically just appear out of thin air? They actually already are funded by tax dollars. In short, you do pay for them, they just don't separate it out from the rest of the bill.
A reasonable licensing fee would not restrict gun ownership. Anyone who can afford the ammo sufficient to make the weapon useful and practice enough to be proficient in its use would easily be able to afford it.
However, folks who wish to maintain a full arsenal might find it a bit more pricey, but either one is wealthy or has a warped sense of priorities to hoard guns and ammo. Those who bought a piece on a one time whim, have no real use for it, and keep it unused in a sock drawer might be tempted to sell it or turn it in to avoid the fee.
I know, it is not mentioned in the blessed Constitution, but I pay an annual licensing fee for my fishing poles.