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| Mike Johnson: ‘No Real Rationale' for Federal Tax on Suppressors |
| 2025-06-09 |
| [Breitbart] During a Sunday morning appearance on ABC News’s This Week, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) defended Republican efforts to remove the $200 federal tax on suppressors, noting there is “no rationale” for such a tax. On May 22, Breitbart News noted that the GOP-led House version of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill eliminates the tax and registration requirement on suppressors. Johnson was asked about this push for deregulation, and told ABC, “We had the votes to do it. I think it was a long time overdue, but I think we have to protect the fundamental freedoms of the American people.” He pointed out, “The Second Amendment is a critical freedom in the constitution and there’s no real rationale” for the tax on suppressors. Johnson later added, “There’s no rationale, the government should not be making money on something that you have a fundamental, inalienable right to.” |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 A very quick search suggests the things cost between $300 and $800 or so, for which $200 is a very high tax. $25-50 seems a much more reasonable amount if government paperwork is involved, or whatever the normal sales tax is if the government need not be informed. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-06-09 21:17 |
| #2 How about, "If you tax something, you get less of it." Which goes against the 2nd amendment. |
| Posted by: KBK 2025-06-09 19:10 |
| #1 Be as rational as a tax on newspapers. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-06-09 09:30 |