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CT: More Thoughts on Malloy’s Gun Permit Fee Plans
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Complaints about Gov. Dannel Malloy’s proposal to increase the permit fees on firearms are coming in from gun owners who claim the tax is unfair. But does anyone who is taxed think they are fairly taxed? A permit fee on guns is similar to a tax on cigarettes. Cigarette taxes have risen astronomically — and for a good reason. Cigarette smoking has been proven to be a killer and anything to force a reduction in smoking is looked upon favorably. Guns are also a killer — as anyone who reads about violence in Newtown and other areas understands. |
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dasing
(3/13/2017)
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| We haven't been fairly taxed since the war between the states! |
| Comment by:
laker1
(3/13/2017)
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| Cigarettes are not a civil right. Firearms are a civil right. Therefore standing in the way of the poor exercising a civil right is unconstitutional. You know, like a poll tax. |
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