I feel the same way buddy. These people are not only affecting us. It is future generations.
They are talking about a tax free amnesty in the US to register certain firearms with pistol braces on them right now.
And sadly, there are many who think that they can "get one over on the man" by registering theirs under the amnesty period because they think they are not having to pay a tax on it.
However, with that carrot being dangled on a string, the government is going to get to register (estimates are between 4-40 million) guns and treat them in the same classification and restrictions as machineguns are.
And many of them are oblivious that even though they get their initial tax stamp tax free, each subsequent transfer from now until they are no longer functional or exist, will be charged $200 tax for each transfer of ownership. And if out of state transferring to a local gun dealer to you, there are two transfer taxes due. Many people don't understand how that works if your gun dealer isn't an upgraded tax exempt dealer which costs more every year, so most gun dealers will not fall under those tax exemptions. Therefore, there will be double the wait time to transfer and double the taxes due.
Since I have done the math, even at the low estimate of 4 million, a firearm can easily be safe and functional for at least 5 generations. There are many guns sold today that are 130 years old and still working properly and safely.
So, if each of those 4 million guns are transferred 5 or 6 times a piece, how much money does that add up to?
Essentially, those people are jumping in line to be taxed from now going forward and while I believe in my heart that most people are not going to comply, and there are at least 5 MAJOR lawsuits already written and awaiting to be filed the moment the government releases the new regulation Dec. 28th, it's going to be a colossal train wreck. Both because the governments website cannot handle that kind of traffic in a short amount of time, will bottleneck all existing and current transfers for literally YEARS (*that is not hyperbole). It's going to be a mess.
There are many gun owners who have wised up to what the government is doing, but there are many that don't even seem to care and they think that somehow they're going to benefit from this.
Uhh. No, there are no benefits to it at all.
So, again, I do want to thank you for your time and dedication. There's a lot else that I would like to say, but don't want to derail the topic at hand. But genuinely, THANK YOU!