Whiskey_Fiasco t1_j9u7ybk wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:25 PM

Reply to comment by BackhandStrongAF in Taxing rounds to punish gun owners by Laurajw12

It doesn’t. It just makes you far less capable of killing many people in a short period of time, through malice or negligence. An unarmed criminal is far less of a threat to those around them than an irresponsible gun owner.

Guns are a weapon. They serve only one purpose.

BackhandStrongAF t1_j9u9lw9 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:36 PM

there plenty of people that are just as capable of killing people without a gun. anyway, back to the taxes. regular sales tax is applied to guns and ammo aswell as another 11%. if this isn’t enough to fund these programs, maybe ask yourself where this 17% markup is going in the first place. surely 17% of taxes paid on guns and ammo in ct should be boatloads of money already. wheres this money at?

Whiskey_Fiasco t1_j9ucqjl wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:56 PM

It’s not that much money. It’s like 7 million dollars annually across the state. How much money do you think a single gun trafficking or shooting investigation costs?

BackhandStrongAF t1_j9ud552 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:58 PM

you guys are all over the place lol. we aren’t talking of funding investigations. we’re talking of funding gun violence programs. 7 milli should be plenty!😄

Whiskey_Fiasco t1_j9udh67 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:01 PM

You think 7 million is a lot of money on a state level to serve the needs of 3.5 million people?

BackhandStrongAF t1_j9uduis wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:03 PM

7 MILLION dollars should be enough to host some events and teach a bunch of classes across the state a couple times a year actually, yes. just stop while you’re ahead buddy.😂

Whiskey_Fiasco t1_j9ue6vj wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:05 PM

And if the only thing we want is a performance to pretend we are doing something that’s probably just fine.