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Ritter plans tax on gun buyers!
August 21, 2009 | Tagged background checks, Governor Ritter, gun taxes | Leave a Comment
On June 18th, Governor Ritter renewed his efforts to further tax Colorado gun buyers who purchase from federally licensed firearms’ dealers and gun shows. The Colorado State Shooting Association has a good article here, including people to call. We can’t let the politicians who spent the state into insolvency balance the budget on the backs of American Citizens with a tax on a right recognized by the U.S. Constitution.
Please contact the Governor, your State Senator, and your State Representative and politely advise them that they need to find other sources of money. If the Governor really wants to save money, the State of Colorado can get out of the background check business and shift the checks to the federally-operated National Instant Check System.
Such a shift would reduce state costs, improve the time line involved in background check processing, and allow the Democrats to honor the agreement that was made when Amendment 22 was passed mandating background checks on all sales at gun shows. Save money! Do the right thing!
Def Mech