California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencejeffw@lemmy.worldmod to News@lemmy.world – 473 points – 4 months agotheconversation.com231Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentAre you serious? A tax does not prevent you from legally acquiring anything. At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage Works as intended Are you serious? Yes. A tax does not prevent you from legally acquiring anything. I could be wrong on how this is defined legally, but the term "infringement" doesn't require absolute prevention. At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage This is an unfavorable outcome, imo.
Are you serious? A tax does not prevent you from legally acquiring anything. At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage Works as intended Are you serious? Yes. A tax does not prevent you from legally acquiring anything. I could be wrong on how this is defined legally, but the term "infringement" doesn't require absolute prevention. At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage This is an unfavorable outcome, imo.
Are you serious? Yes. A tax does not prevent you from legally acquiring anything. I could be wrong on how this is defined legally, but the term "infringement" doesn't require absolute prevention. At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage This is an unfavorable outcome, imo.
Are you serious? A tax does not prevent you from legally acquiring anything. At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage
Works as intended
Yes.
I could be wrong on how this is defined legally, but the term "infringement" doesn't require absolute prevention.
This is an unfavorable outcome, imo.