firearms and ammunition excise tax collection climbed 45 percent

[rainman97361]

Americans armed themselves to the teeth and paid through the nose to have a smoke, according to a U.S. government report released on Wednesday...

U.S. pockets $20.6 bln in sin taxes in FY'09 | Reuters

"Armed themselves to the teeth". Kinda has a nice ring to it, doesn't it ??

 

[NDS]

Good information to keep in mind when hoplophones speak.

The firearms, hunting and fishing communities are overtaxed. But they don't complain; in fact, sports enthusiasts have in the past lobbied for taxes to support their avocations. Unfortunately the government treats those revenues with the same criminal disregard they do all others.

 

[festus]

I think I may have reposted this

Sorry If I did