Comments on: Look closer at murder statistics

By: rlw895

rlw895 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:56:19 +0000

Your exaggerations don’t make a point. This more like a use tax. And I find a hoot people whose answer to bad times is to cut taxes, and for good times is to cut taxes too.

By: Fibber

Fibber — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:25:04 +0000

You guys are a hoot! If it moves, tax it. If it stands still, tax it. If it’s good, bad, or indifferent, tax it. Tax, tax, tax ‘em till they die.

By: Question for Solano residents?

Question for Solano residents? — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:17:21 +0000

Which of these 2 Taxpayer Funded places on December 14, 2012 was it LEGAL in America to kill 20 innocent children?

Sandy Hook Elementary or the New Haven Planned Parenthood Clinic?

By: rlw895

rlw895 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:43:37 +0000

But seriously folks, my suggesting taxing guns and ammo–and other related things–for mental health care is to take the pressure off making such things illegal or regulated out of existence. It’s a compromise solution. The idea for ammo would be a relatively small tax, like a sales tax, that would not be too burdensome. I don’t know how much ammo is sold nationally in a year, but my guess is a small tax would be enough to raise a lot of funds to get people who need mental health care identified early and into treatment. Freedom is not free.

By: rlw895

rlw895 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:33:45 +0000

How about also taxing movies that get an R rating for violence? That would be an interesting First Amendment case, but if it could be done, it moviemakers might try to rein it in a little.

By: rlw895

rlw895 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:30:55 +0000

OK, let’s just make firearms illegal then.

By: rlw895

rlw895 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:19:41 +0000

You can always do more. Earmarked money should be in addition to and not supplant other funding for the ACA.

By: rlw895

rlw895 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:18:13 +0000

We won’t know until someone asks–or insists.

By: Mr. Practical

Mr. Practical — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:49:55 +0000

BTW… I don’t believe Obama would allow taxing video games and junk food as that would affect lower income households disproportionately and break his promise to not raise taxes for those making too much money (over $250k a year).

By: Mr. Practical

Mr. Practical — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:43:11 +0000

rlw, wouldn’t that be a bit redundant since the Affordable Care Act alledgedly provides mental health benefits paid for by new taxes?

By: Vallejoan

Vallejoan — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:00:20 +0000

As long as firearms remain legal, taxing or otherwise limiting ammo is a bad idea. One of the pillars of gun safety is knowing how to use your gun properly which requires practice, practice, practice. Which requires LOTS of ammo. What some legislator might consider “stockpiling,” a gun owner may consider “a good day’s practice at the range.”

By: Edward A Doolin

Edward A Doolin — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:27:57 +0000

Of all of the violence and killing in movies and television, I am sorry for selecting Jamie Foxx and Quentin Tarantino. I am a bigot.

By: rlw895

rlw895 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:11:19 +0000

Good letter. How about taxing guns, ammo, video games, junk food and such things to pay for mental illness prevention and treatment? If you’re willing to go there, I’m willing to forget about banning “military-style” long guns that are internally different though cosmetically similar. What about magazine capacity?