jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agoCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencetheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square234fedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down136
arrow-up1460arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencetheconversation.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square234fedilink
minus-squareObliviousEnlightenment@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoAre 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
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months ago At worst, it risks putting the poor at even more of a disadvantage Works as intended
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·edit-27 months ago 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.