Life imitates art - Bullet tax

[Ichiban]

Guess which one is serious and which one is joking.

Chris Rock's take on it.

'Bullet Tax' Proposed By Mayoral Candidate
BALTIMORE -- A mayoral candidate's plan to reduce violence in Baltimore includes a "bullet tax" that he said will increase the cost of committing a crime.

Otis Rolley said he would, if elected, propose a $1 per bullet tax on all bullet purchases in the city.

As for the bullet tax, Rolley said the measure would cause a decrease in "random firings that too often happen around holidays" and put a high price tag on the cost of committing a crime.

"While the courts have consistently ruled against significant gun control legislation, there is still a way to decrease crime: substantially increase the cost of its commission," Rolley's plan states.

"Increasing the cost of guns won't work, because many criminals don't purchase new guns, and they can be borrowed or even rented in some areas," his plan states.

http://www.wbaltv.com/r/28595846/detail.html

The logic behind this is mind numbing.

[BAC]

This guy's a democrat?...go figure.

[fightingquaker13]

Sponsored by every sporting goods store more than ten feet outside of city limits? Seriously though, when was the last time anything good came out of Baltimore? 1814? Its Maryland's answer to Newark.
FQ13

[Pathfinder]

Sponsored by every sporting goods store more than ten feet outside of city limits? Seriously though, when was the last time anything good came out of Baltimore? 1814? Its Maryland's answer to Newark.
FQ13

1811 - my g/g/grand-father

[fightingquaker13]

So we have Path and the Star Spangled banner. Nobody but George Will likes the Orioles, and I think John Waters is kind of creepy. So that leaves us with what? The Ace of Cakes?  Am I missing anything?
FQ13

[Sponsor]

[Solus]

Oh Good...we are creating a whole new money making opportunity here.....  Black Market Bullets 

Not to mention what gold mines all the places that sell ammo will become to thieves.   They can be sold for $1 each and still be cheaper than "store bought".

Wait...I just realized, I'm sure the intent is to just charge wrong doers the extra $1 since charging law abiding citizens will do nothing at all to raise the price of crime.

 

[BAC]

"Increasing the cost of guns won't work, because many criminals don't purchase new guns, and they can be borrowed or even rented in some areas," his plan states.

Criminals would never, ever think of stealing guns...that's illegal.

[fightingquaker13]

Hmmm.....maybe I should open up a reloading supply shop in the Baltimore hood.
FQ13 who isn't trying to get around the law your honor. Its just vocational training for underprivileged youth.

[alfsauve]

This guy's a democrat?...go figure.

[gomer pyle voice] SURPRISE SURPRISE [/gomer pyle voice]

[tombogan03884]

So we have Path and the Star Spangled banner. Nobody but George Will likes the Orioles, and I think John Waters is kind of creepy. So that leaves us with what? The Ace of Cakes?  Am I missing anything?
FQ13

And the USS Constellation.
Can't think of a single good thing since though, and I've got cousins there.