MD: Garagiola's latest "Assault Weapon User Fee"

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SENATE BILL 927 (Bill Text Not available at this time)
File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Sponsored By:
Senator Garagiola
Entitled:
Assault Weapon User Fee

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Synopsis:
Imposing a tax on the sale of an assault weapon in the State; establishing
the rate of the assault weapon tax at 10% of the taxable price of the
assault weapon; including the assault weapon tax under the administration of
the sales and use tax; exempting from the tax sales of assault weapons to
police forces and other governmental agencies; requiring assault weapons
dealers to file specified returns; etc.

http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/billfile/sb0927.htm
 
i found another:
SENATE BILL 925
File Code: Elections

Sponsored By:
Senator Garagiola

Entitled:
Election Law - Polling Places - Safety Improvement

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified persons from carrying or possessing an assault weapon or other firearm at a polling place; excepting specified persons from the application of the Act; and providing specified penalties. Piney Point Lighthouse Museum; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.

http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/billfile/sb0925.htm
 
You mean I can't bring my 'assault weapon' with me when I vote, like I usually do?
 
i think this means we can't drive SUVs to the polling place anymore

maybe they can combine the two bills and make it so assault weapon tax payers can not vote
 
Watch this "user fee"

ratchet up to $2000 the year after it passes. That would be $2000 per year.

And *any* firearm you own will fall under the definition of a "copycat assault weapon" because it fires when the trigger is pulled.
 
Heres what we think Garagiola is up to:

The AWB, SB 288 is dead in the Judiciary committee

These 2 bills allow the old AWB verbage to be reviewed by
a Taxation committee and an Elections committee
bypassing the Judicial Commitees decision,
and once past either commitee
bringing the MD AWB issue out for a floor vote

dang crafty for a freshman

Someone is guiding this process

My bets on Diane Feinstein's old legal council, Neil Quinter
 
the Term "Assault rifle" will need to be defined for the tax or for the safety of voters
SB 288 does a good job of defining the beast

Both of these bills were submitted Yesterday, the last day to submit.

Once they get it out of a committee they will prolly "christmas tree" amend SB288 to the bill
 
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