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Gun Control & RKBA

S_B_Jackson

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28. What prevents a St. Pete resident from driving to the nearest

Reply to MariaThinks (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 06:20 PM

Jan 2016

Walmart, gun store, or sporting goods store to purchase ammunition and deprive the city of St. Petersburg of the normal sales tax revenue as well as the "sin tax" revenue they anticipate?

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City considers fee for guns, ammunition [View all] SecularMotion Jan 2016 OP

A sin tax is a great idea. JonathanRackham Jan 2016 #1

+1 jonno99 Jan 2016 #27

good for the stores Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #2

Don't the politicians realize the costs of free speech and assembly. branford Jan 2016 #3

drive to the nearest walturd and LGS outside city limits. ileus Jan 2016 #4

this is good. MariaThinks Jan 2016 #5

Except for the fact... Puha Ekapi Jan 2016 #6

it will raise money MariaThinks Jan 2016 #9

We already pay our rightful share. eom. GGJohn Jan 2016 #11

no it will not Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #18

well let's cross that bridge when we get to it. MariaThinks Jan 2016 #19

There won't be any bridge to cross, the pre-emption law is pretty clear on that. eom. GGJohn Jan 2016 #21

Remember when Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #23

What prevents a St. Pete resident from driving to the nearest S_B_Jackson Jan 2016 #28

What makes you think this is good? GGJohn Jan 2016 #8

Nothing wrong in having gun owners may their rightful share and nobody MariaThinks Jan 2016 #10

We already pay our rightful share, GGJohn Jan 2016 #12

that tough law isn't working so it needs to be augmented. MariaThinks Jan 2016 #14

Well, the FL. legislature doesn't think so GGJohn Jan 2016 #20

Nobody here, except you, has said anything about taking firearms away. eom GGJohn Jan 2016 #13

i just wanted to offer my reassurance for maintaining gun rights MariaThinks Jan 2016 #15

Yeah, somehow, I don't think that was your motive for the post, eom GGJohn Jan 2016 #16

you can't read my mind MariaThinks Jan 2016 #17

Florida has a pretty tough pre-emption law with stiff penalties attached, GGJohn Jan 2016 #7

who will get to pay those "stiff penalties" virginia mountainman Jan 2016 #22

According to FL. law, the local legislatures who try to implement the law GGJohn Jan 2016 #24

GOOD! virginia mountainman Jan 2016 #25

Why go through all the trouble? Why not just make it illegal to commit violent acts with a gun? jonno99 Jan 2016 #26

that should be illegal Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #29

Well let's get crackin! Then all we'll need is more gun-free zones jonno99 Jan 2016 #30

any day now we should start Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #31

Hmmm...I'm not feeling the enthusiasm I was hoping for... jonno99 Jan 2016 #32

lol Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #33

Good!! deathrind Jan 2016 #34

Not going to happen, GGJohn Jan 2016 #35

In addition to GG's #35, you "can't tax hell out of" a constitutional right... Eleanors38 Jan 2016 #36