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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) is proposing a 1,000% tax on AR-15-style rifles to prevent mass shootings through a legislative move that would bypass a filibuster in the Senate.
“We think that a 1,000% fee on assault weapons is just the kind of restrictive measure that creates enough fiscal impact to qualify for reconciliation,” Beyer said.
Beyer’s office told the Washington Examiner, “The legislation Rep. Beyer is drafting would impose a 1000% excise tax on the manufacturer, importer, or producer of items defined as ‘assault weapons’ using terms similar to those in Congressman Cicilline’s Assault Weapons Ban Act (which includes high capacity magazines).”
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There are “exceptions for purchases by government entities (eg federal/state/local law enforcement or the U.S. military),” however.
“Because the budget reconciliation process is designed to encompass revenue measures, we believe this approach would be permissible under reconciliation without being removed by a Byrd Rule challenge, and therefore could win passage with a simple majority in the Senate.”
“Congress must act to prevent mass shootings. I’m writing a bill to restrict the flow of weapons of war into American communities – including AR-15’s and high capacity magazines – that could bypass the filibuster and pass with just 50 votes in the Senate,” he tweeted Sunday.
https://twitter.com/RepDonBeyer/status/1533465457671524353
“What it’s intended to do is provide another creative pathway to actually make some sensible gun control happen,” he explained to Business Insider.
Beyer added that the 1,000% is up for negotiation and isn’t set in stone. “There’s nothing magical about that thousand-percent number,” he explained. “It’s severe enough to actually inhibit and restrict sales. But also successful enough that it’s not seen as an absolute ban.”
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A recent series of mass shootings has prompted renewed discussions in Congress, and some say bipartisan policy could come out of it.
“I’ve never been part of negotiations as serious as these,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday. “There are more Republicans at the table talking about changing our gun laws and investing in mental health than at any time since Sandy Hook.”
