Illinois Supreme Court tosses county tax on guns, ammunition

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Illinois Supreme Court tosses county tax on guns, ammunition

Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis wrote in a 6-0 decision that the taxes violate the constitution’s uniformity clause. She noted revenue from the tax isn't directed toward funds or programs to curb the costs of gun violence or reduce the violence.

www.chicagojournal.com

Of course NY feels it is Constitution exempt.

 

[Dr. Evil]

6-0.

 

[livingston]

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 21 that two taxes on guns and ammunition in Cook County violate the state’s constitution because they affect law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment right to acquire firearms for self-defense.

“While the taxes do not directly burden a law-abiding citizen’s right to use a firearm for self-defense, they do directly burden a law-abiding citizen’s right to acquire a firearm and the necessary ammunition for self-defense,” Theis wrote in a 14-page opinion (pdf) filed on Thursday.

Illinois Supreme Court Rules Tax on Guns and Ammo Unconstitutional

www.theepochtimes.com

 

[Acer-m14]

In NYS ummm what does the PP fee go for ?? there already being payed for working