USA – In an attempt to address the ongoing budget problem in Illinois, Sen. Hutchinson decided to tax Illinois residents’ Second Amendment rights, and by extension, their right to safety.
Under SA 2, a 5% tax would be imposed on any membership or access fee for gun clubs, shooting ranges, hunt clubs, training classes and match fees.
Not only is this an abhorrent tax on your Second Amendment rights, it also requires that any of those places/people to register with the state and pay an annual fee of $75 just so that they can offer their service or membership with the 5% tax added.
By increasing the price of self-defense classes as well as any fee spent on range time and practice, this amendment is making it more expensive for Illinoisans to seek training to be able to defend themselves. SA 2 to Senate Bill 9 effectively sees Illinois residents’ right to safety as an opportunity to ease the budget burden on the entirety of the state.
Further, any “repair, servicing, alteration, fitting, cleaning, painting, coating, towing, inspection, or maintenance of tangible personal property” is also taxable under SA 2. This section would include all gunsmithing and gun refinishing under taxable services.
Under SA 2, a 5% tax would be imposed on any membership or access fee for gun clubs, shooting ranges, hunt clubs, training classes and match fees.
It is extremely important that NRA members and Second Amendment supporters contact their state Senator and strongly urge them to oppose Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 9. The Second Amendment rights and right to safety of Illinoisans is not something that the legislature should tax.
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I hope the people of Illinois, start head hunting the Democratic trash running that state.
Looks like Illinois wants to be like the UK.
Y’all are very welcome to relocate to North Carolina, we have cool temps in the western part of the state,
you will have more money in your pockets with our lower taxes and car insurance rates.
You can get your concealed permit and buy any firearm in the store same day withing a few min. and
no NICS needed, your permit is all you need.
Oh and our crime rates are a lot lower here.
I can just see the criminals having to increase their robbery take by 5% to cover the extra cost of doing business!
its crap like this that made me leave that farging state
I was wondering where theses stupid ideas come from. These idiots in Illinois, California and New Jersey move to other States and bring their stupidity with them.
All Liberals should be neutered at birth so they can’t reproduce or, is it a mental illness?
I guess they talked to NJ where I’m charged a 7.5% sales tax on my gun club dues.
Illinois is trying to out tax the idiots in Californistan and control firearms at the same time.
Who is voting these loons in? Dead people?
ya bulls$# is to nice just when do the citizens of ill and chicago get a break they have been beat down and taxed to death and still not allowed to defend them selfs.were are there 2nd amendment rights.
This is some bull$#♡t that has to be STOPED.