jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencetheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square236fedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down136
arrow-up1482arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencetheconversation.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square236fedilink
minus-squareObliviousEnlightenment@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 month agoAre you serious? A tax does not prevent you from legally acquiring anything. At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage
minus-squareuislinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month ago At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage Works as intended
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·edit-21 month ago Are you serious? Yes. A tax does not prevent you from legally acquiring anything. I could be wrong on how this is defined legally, but the term “infringement” doesn’t require absolute prevention. At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage This is an unfavorable outcome, imo.
Are you serious? A tax does not prevent you from legally acquiring anything. At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage
Works as intended
Yes.
I could be wrong on how this is defined legally, but the term “infringement” doesn’t require absolute prevention.
This is an unfavorable outcome, imo.