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California is imposing a new tax on guns. Will it impact sales?
(www.theguardian.com)
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All this does is allow the state to further discriminate against low income people.
Increasing the tax to make purchasing weapons become cost prohibitive does not affect wealthy people buying guns. It also does not affect gun crime rates.
I see what you are saying, but it is kind of the point. Socio-economic status plays a huge role in increases of not just gun violence but also suicide. Placing restrictions for the most vulnerable parts of the population to obtain them, while it doesn't seem desirable, can go a long way in reducing harm. In turn, funding from increased taxes that weathier individuals pay can be used to aid those same people by investing in mental health care.
https://luskin.ucla.edu/connection-poverty-inequality-firearm-violence
But the problem is whether or not the funding form those increased taxes will make a measurable effect in preventing gun violence. I'm pretty sure the answer is no.
To fund change, instead of soaking the fabulously wealthy, who largely have no need for firearms due to how insulated their lives are from danger, we put the burden on the poor to... help the poor...