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Filibuster-Proof Democrat Bill Would Place 1,000 Percent Tax on Many Semiautomatic Firearms

Filibuster-Proof Democrat Bill Would Place 1,000 Percent Tax on Many Semiautomatic Firearms
The Capitol Building in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Joseph Lord
Joseph Lord
6/6/2022|Updated: 6/6/2022
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Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) has unveiled a bill that, if picked up by Democrat leaders, would place a 1,000 percent tax on certain types of firearms and would be immune to GOP filibuster in the Senate.

Beyer’s bill comes in the wake of a deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two adults dead. The shooting re-energized efforts among liberals to pass wide-ranging restrictions on purchasing and possessing several types of firearms.

Joseph Lord
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Joseph Lord is a congressional reporter for The Epoch Times.
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