$1 per bullet tax proposed by Baltimore mayoral candidate

[Kyle Reese]

HERE

This is certain to address the problem of violent crime within Baltimore. Taxing an item that a convicted felon is prohibited from possessing in the first place!

[seabiscuit]

Wow, that's an outstanding idea. Now he'll have a city full of gun owners who never practice.

[ToddG]

Except the state has pre-emption. Montgomery Co. tried something similar years ago and in fact that was one of the main reasons the pre-emption law went on the books.

[JM Campbell]

Thanks for the link, I'm going to give my Pops a heads up. I'm sure that's another excuse to move back to Texas.

[DonovanM]

LOL, 96% of the poll respondents say it's not an effective plan. Duh.

[Kyle Reese]

Except the state has pre-emption. Montgomery Co. tried something similar years ago and in fact that was one of the main reasons the pre-emption law went on the books.

It's one of the few safeguards we have here.

[Wheeler]

Fortunatly Georgia has the same state pre-emption. Atlanta has tried some similar tactics and lost. One of the great things about living in Georgia is that what happens in Atlanta does not dictate what happens in the rest of the state unlike say, Illinois and Chicago.

[NickA]

Didn't Florida just pass a law that any city officials who pass laws that violate preemption are held personally responsible, like up to $100k in fines responsible? I swear I read that somewhere.
ETA: it's Florida HB45, just signed into law. They've had preemption but this adds the penalties, and they must be paid by the individual, not the city. Needless to say the pols are not amused by facing consequences for their actions like the rest of us.

[phidelta308]

The only place I know of that sells ammo within city limits is The Cop Shop. I seriously doubt the criminal element is buying ammo at a shop run by retired BPD and frequented by plenty of cops.

[JFK]

This guy has been watching too much Chris Rock....