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Thunderbeast

(3,565 posts)
7. Does $712 per gun per year sound better?
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 10:00 PM
Jun 2022

Just because the real costs are extraordinary does not mean that they are not real. $280 Billion is A LOT OF MONEY that not only causes endless heartbreak, but it is a drain on the society and the economy. Other countries that don't worship firearms do not have to absorb these costs.

Currently, the cost of firearms culture is $800 per year for EVERY man, woman, and child. I am not getting ANY value from the gun in my neighborhood. I do fear that their gun will somehow end up in the hand of someone who will kill me with it.

That $800 per year per person is currently buried in taxes, medical insurance, life insurance, and other devastating social costs. The costs are real. I just want those costs borne by those who, for whatever reason, choose to own firearms

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I have mixed feelings about it. Mr.Bill Jun 2022 #1
That's self-defense insurance protection Shermann Jun 2022 #3
It's simple math...TAX AMMUNITION! Thunderbeast Jun 2022 #2
Why only $35? MichMan Jun 2022 #4
$280 billion dollars in damages divided by 8 billion bullets equals $35 per round Thunderbeast Jun 2022 #5
It's a punitive tax DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2022 #6
Does $712 per gun per year sound better? Thunderbeast Jun 2022 #7
No, its not better. DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2022 #8
It will get tossed out The Mouth Jun 2022 #9
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