Lawmakers Want to Tax AR Lowers to Close ‘Loophole,’ Use Revenue to Fund Gun Control

Lawmakers Want to Tax AR Lowers to Close ‘Loophole,’ Use Revenue to Fund Gun Control

U.S. Representatives Danny K. Davis, Bill Pascrell, Jr., Brad Schneider, Earl Blumenauer, Gwen Moore, and Dwight Evans recently introduced The Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act.

This proposed legislation is designed to guarantee annual funding for “gun violence prevention.”

However, the bill’s approach, which involves raising federal excise taxes on firearms and ammunition, has drawn criticism from industry representatives.

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