'Bullet Tax' Proposed By Mayoral Candidate

Matador.es · 07-21-11, 09:00 AM

Lol, how to make crime profitable

kraznyi_oktjabr · 07-21-11, 10:43 AM

How this is supposed to decrease crime?
Criminals ofcourse buy ammo (almost) like everyone else but I doubt black market weapons dealers would add this magnificent tax to their prices and pay that to city. Also for criminal buying ammo from legal source just doesn't make sense - why to make law enforcements job easier?

Feuer Frei! · 07-21-11, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Matador.es

Lol, how to make crime profitable

Someone also advise him of the difference of a cartridge and a bullet. And a lot of .22 rimfire cartridges come from factories in boxes of 500 or 550, and boxes of 5000!

mookiemookie · 07-21-11, 11:39 AM

How much is real estate going for at the Baltimore city line? I wanna open an ammo store.

Anthony W. · 07-21-11, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

How much is real estate going for at the Baltimore city line? I wanna open an ammo store.

You and me both.

August · 07-21-11, 01:40 PM

So I guess this Rolley guy would not be opposed to imposing a dollar per word tax on everything a politician says. After all more people have been killed and injured over the years as a result of what a politician has said more than anything else.

Sailor Steve · 07-21-11, 06:02 PM

Some years ago another arrogant airhead proposed putting a serial number on every single bullet.

AngusJS · 07-21-11, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Some years ago another arrogant airhead proposed putting a serial number on every single bullet.

What's wrong with that? As long as it can't be filed away easily, it sounds like it would be helpful in solving murder cases.

Anyway, this clip is obligatory for this thread.

Sailor Steve · 07-21-11, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AngusJS

What's wrong with that? As long as it can't be filed away easily, it sounds like it would be helpful in solving murder cases.

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Someone also advise him of the difference of a cartridge and a bullet. And a lot of .22 rimfire cartridges come from factories in boxes of 500 or 550, and boxes of 5000!

That's what's wrong with it. Ten billion bullets sold every year is what's wrong with it. The code being destroyed when the bullet is fired is what's wrong with it.

On the other hand there are people trying to make it work. If they can accomplish it, more power to them.
http://www.ammocoding.com/

antikristuseke · 07-21-11, 08:49 PM

I suppose one way to mark batches of bullets is to put a chemical marker into the metal alloy used to fill the jacket, but that would only narrow it doen to a batch and if those batches are in small enough numbers to actually be moderately useful it would increase cost by a fair bit, if the batches are too large however the entire process would be pointless and still add to cost of production.

Anthony W. · 07-21-11, 09:08 PM

This will boost the economy of the surrounding cities, and hurt the economy of the city itself. Great platform to run on for a mayor.

07-22-11, 01:36 AM

It does sound like its out of an Ali-G piece.
While there is a kind of logic in the tax the proposal the idea is just plain silly.

07-21-11, 10:43 AM	#2
kraznyi_oktjabr Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Republiken Finland Posts: 1,803 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	How this is supposed to decrease crime? Criminals ofcourse buy ammo (almost) like everyone else but I doubt black market weapons dealers would add this magnificent tax to their prices and pay that to city. Also for criminal buying ammo from legal source just doesn't make sense - why to make law enforcements job easier? __________________ You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic. - Dr. House

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mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	How much is real estate going for at the Baltimore city line? I wanna open an ammo store. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,214 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So I guess this Rolley guy would not be opposed to imposing a dollar per word tax on everything a politician says. After all more people have been killed and injured over the years as a result of what a politician has said more than anything else. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Some years ago another arrogant airhead proposed putting a serial number on every single bullet. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Anthony W. Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 850 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	This will boost the economy of the surrounding cities, and hurt the economy of the city itself. Great platform to run on for a mayor. __________________ Sunken Mustangs Proud Ford Mustang owner "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" - Admiral David Farragut Run silent - run deep - keep the baffles clear - targets front and center. Private pilot and history buff

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Matador.es Chief Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 327 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Lol, how to make crime profitable

07-21-11, 08:49 PM	#10
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I suppose one way to mark batches of bullets is to put a chemical marker into the metal alloy used to fill the jacket, but that would only narrow it doen to a batch and if those batches are in small enough numbers to actually be moderately useful it would increase cost by a fair bit, if the batches are too large however the entire process would be pointless and still add to cost of production.

07-22-11, 01:36 AM	#12
Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It does sound like its out of an Ali-G piece. While there is a kind of logic in the tax the proposal the idea is just plain silly.

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