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IL: Chicago gun owners to pay new tax on firearms
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On Friday, to the surprise of Second Amendment advocates, residents of Cook County, Illinois, which includes the city of Chicago, witnessed the imposition of a new tax on firearms. The county's commissioners claim the tax is needed to pay healthcare costs that result from gun violence, according to a law enforcement official.
The Board of Commissioners voted 9-7 to impose a $25 tax on each firearm sold within Cook County. The tax is expected to raise $600,000 in revenue in 2013, although critics believe it will raise less money since Chicago has one of the nation's toughest gun control laws. |
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