Here is one to watch closely. H.R.5103

[Hodgie]

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-...ouse-bill/5103

"This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on the sale of firearms by manufacturers, producers, or importers, to: (1) increase the rate of such tax to 20% on pistols, revolvers, and other firearms and on any lower frame or receiver for a firearm; and (2) impose a 50% tax on shells and cartridges. The bill exempts any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States from such tax."

Currently 9 lefty Dems are cosponsors no republicans yet.

Lets hope it never gets out of committee.

[God's Country]

Momentum........that's all it takes.

[Gun]

F.E.T. now is 11%, IIRC.

That is a huge leap.

[bogey1]

Well there goes my plan to shoot up a school

[ExFlyinguy]

I copied the below text from a Gent named Alan Blatman that posted on Facebook in response to this bill. As far as I can tell he got it right and puts it in plain english:

* Significantly increase the excise taxes (pitman Roberson taxes) from ~11% on guns and ammo to 20% on guns and 50% on ammo. It would also direct significant amounts of that money (either all, or the amount over the current ~11%; I'm finding the language used is rather dense/unintelligible) to various causes that I don't want to support;

* Double the full annual SOT rate to $2,000, and subject it to annual increase based on an inflation index;

* Create a new class of NFA item: "semiautomatic pistol chambered for cartridges commonly considered rifle rounds, configured with receivers commonly associated with rifles and capable of accepting detachable magazines.";

* Increase NFA transfer taxes from $200 to $500, and from $5 to $100;

His SOT rate I believe is for a Class 2 SOT which would be manufacturing; It did not seem to address a Class 3 SOT for sales.

[gghbi]

Definitely bad karma for gun owners:

The bill allocates revenues from the increased excise tax under this bill for law enforcement and public safety grant programs, including programs for research on gun violence and its prevention.

[P89]

They just keep playing any angle they can dream up.

[prsndoc]

Nice try. Good luck in an election year with the current Congress.

[762xIan]

E mails sent to my rep to put a stop to this.

We have to be vigilant on these backdoor bills folks!

The Pitman Robinson excise tax on guns is one of the few that I actually don't have much issue with. Funds from the tax exclusively go to the USFWS and is apportioned to the states. Historically it has been pretty well run.

[prsndoc]

I would also assume this help make sure the AR stripped lowers are sold by the manufacturer in a transaction that triggers the tax and then later adds everything else. That loophole would probably not work as well for other guns.