To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Gun Rights Should Have A Price
Assault weapons and multi-round ammunition clips should be taxed 1000% to support 3 causes equally: school security whether armed or not; psychiatric services; victim compensation.
This should be a federal tax which should be supplemented with state taxes for states that want to impose additional state tax. Given the amount of revenue, both federal and state governments will have a great incentive to make sure that the fax is collected.
This should be a federal tax which should be supplemented with state taxes for states that want to impose additional state tax. Given the amount of revenue, both federal and state governments will have a great incentive to make sure that the fax is collected.
Why is this important?
Citizens have a right to own guns, but certain guns have particularly high costs to society. Therefore, they should be taxed to defray those costs or prevent those costs from accruing. These taxes should provide funding for improved school security, psychiatric services focused on reducing violence, and compensation for victims of violence from the weapons most likely to be used in attacks which will have multiple victims.