Virginia: Anti-Gun Taxes Advance in Both Chambers - Contact the House Finance Committee!

Dear [Lawmaker],

As a fellow Virginian, I urge you to OPPOSE firearm excise taxes in your committee.

These taxes are designed to price law abiding citizens out of their right to self-defense. Tax increases on manufacturers level would inevitably be passed on through higher retail prices for firearms and ammunition, making them less affordable for responsible gun owners who rely on them for personal protection.

House Bill 207 creates a $500 tax on the retail sale of firearm suppressors that will be allocated to the general fund. This is nothing more than a cash grab to price out law-abiding citizens from acquiring safety devices.

House Bill 919 imposes an 11% excise tax on the sale of all firearms and ammunition "by a dealer in firearms, firearms manufacturer, or ammunition vendor," and designates all funding from the tax go into a "Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund."

HB 1094 imposes a separate and additional 11% excise tax on all firearms and ammunition sales from the tax imposed by HB 919.

These bills do nothing to address crime, and only penalize law-abiding gun owners and firearm businesses. Again, I urge you to OPPOSE all firearm excise taxes.

Thank you for all that you do for the Commonwealth.

Sincerely,
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