is this a rumor or true

[maineguy110]

friend was telling he read online that they are going to have a federal gun tax 50.00 on all guns

[Dan Morris]

I think it's bogus....in case I'm wrong....guess I'm gonna be a criminal....self incrimination....I refuse to declare my rights to support funding for the 'change'
Guys, BIG change is coming! This net was not formed for politics...sorry if I crossed the line... I do draw the line....radical as hell.....I a m me and I have my beliefs and values.... either stand with me or I'll go solo...Ben there before!
Dan

[Swift]

Still in the rumor stage.

[jplonghunter]

SB-2099 and HR 245 are proposed legislation to be voted on. Both contain forms of registration required by all gun owners. If I have my info correct both are available on government website,however, I haven't had a chamce to verify yet.

jplonghunter

[Rapier]

One thing you can not do is ask your Democrat in Congress. They have no clue what any bills say, they do not read the bills, they just vote Yes, rubber stamping bill after bill and you get your "representation." You also get a total destruction of the framework of the represenative system.
Best,
Ed

[PJgunner]

I saw this a while back. it was proposes last year under one number and sponsored by the dude who wrote. Never went anywhere.
This year he tried again and again, no one else would sposor the bill with him.
The bill as I understood it had to do with you listing all your firearms on your income tax form and you would pay a tax of $50 per firearm. Never did figure out if it was a one time deal like the transfer tax on full autos and the like of if you would be stuck for the tax every year.
hat's OK. The Senate just confirmed Cass Sunstein as the new regulatory chief or what ever the hell this title is. This guy has to go yesterday. He has the power to alter federal regulations that he feels do not meet certain, IE his standard and either make them more or less strict, as he sees fit and answers only to Obama the Usurper. he has publicly stated that he wants to OUTLAW ALL HUNTING and would like to see all personally owned firearm confiscated. His words BTW. This guy is dangerous to our way of life.
We now have an anti-gun President, an anti-gun Attorney-General and an anit-gun/hunting regulatory "czar" with the power to alter regulations to whatever he sees fit. Does back door gun control and confiscation mean anything to you?
What hurts is 3 Democrats refused to confirm him, but 6 Republicans including RINO Orrin Hatch voted to confirm the SOB. Guess at least 3 Democrats had their head screwed on straight. Dunno what we can do to counteract his stuff when he tries to push it through, but we'll have to do something.
Paul B.

[Rocky Raab]

It seems that this rumor is a zombie: nobody can kill it.

There is no such thing as SB2099 (bills don't even have an SB prefix). There is one representative who attempts to add a similar clause to most bills, but there has never even been a co-sponsor and the thing never goes past that point.

It's bogus, folks. PLEASE stop forwarding it, pasting it or repeating it.

(That said, DO keep your eyes and ears open - but keep your attention on sources who don't repeat idiotic rumors. Any good pro-gun organization's news service would be my suggestion. Not your email.)

[skeeter@ccia.com]

One sad thing about a rumor is it plants the idea.

[fabsroman]

Thank you Rocky. I was wondering if anybody was going to figure this out, or if all I was going to read is a bunch of ranting and raving.

Being a member of the NRA is a good thing. For one thing, they keep me informed of everything that is going on that is related to firearms, both pro and anti. They let me know when a bill is coming up in my state legislature and they tell me what it is about. They do the same thing for federal legislation. Really, it has been great. When the Maryland legislature had an assault weapon ban bill on their plate, the NRA let me know about it and I let my state representatives know that I was vehemently opposed to it.

By the way, this is all done via e-mails from the NRA.

If you aren't a member of the NRA, I would suggest that you join. Don't get me wrong, I don't always agree with their position on something (i.e., maybe 2% of the time), but they are a great organization for the protection of our 2nd Amendment right and they are really good about getting information out to their members.

It is way better to be WELL informed, than to be informed with the wrong information.