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The RIFLE act or H.R. 3101 is aiming to take out the NFA taxes.

As many of our readers know all NFA items are subject to a $200 tax upon transfer or sale from one individual to another, the RIFLE act is aiming to put a stop to this tax.

The bill was first introduced by Iowa Representative Ashley Hinson almost a month ago and came with 60 co-sponsors right out of the gate. From Hinson’s Press Release: 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-01) today introduced the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act. Under current law, there is a $200 tax on the transfer and purchase of firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act. This legislation would remove the existing $200 tax on firearms sold to law-abiding gun owners.

“The federal government should not be placing financial barriers on the inalienable rights of Americans. This unconstitutional tax on certain firearm purchases is a direct violation of the Second Amendment and must be repealed. As the Biden Administration and Democrats push proposals that unfairly target law-abiding gun owners, I will continue to stand up for Iowans’ right to keep and bear arms.”  Congresswoman Ashley Hinson

Background:

  • Under current law, there is a $200 tax on the transfer and purchase of firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act.
    • According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the $200 transfer tax was intended to “to curtail, if not prohibit, transactions” of firearms.
    • The federal government intentionally placed a financial barrier on the Second Amendment, discriminating against individuals based on their level of expendable income.
  • The RIFLE Act would remove the infringing tax on firearms governed under the National Firearms Act, including short-barreled rifles and silencers.
  • This legislation would also ensure that pistols with stabilizing braces would not be subject to the $200 transfer tax.
  • This legislation does not modify any current background check provisions, it solely removes the federally-mandated financial burden on law-abiding gun owners.

If this legislation were to pass you would be able to pick up any NFA item without having to pay the government $200.

For a long time, this tax has served as a means of limiting who could buy these items not on the basis of mental health or qualification but on wealth and wealth alone. This gun control through financial discrimination is something that many in the gun control crowd would like to further impose on Americans with the idea of ammunition taxes.

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