California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violence - eviltoast
  • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The constitutionality of this tax will come down to how the Roberts Court wants to interpret and apply the 200-year old concept first issued in an opinion during the Marshall Court – the power to tax is the power to destroy. The government cannot use its authority to levy taxes in a manner which significantly encroaches on the exercise of an enumerated right. I like CA’s idea here, but it’s all going to come down to implementation.