Hello Everyone!
You know the drill!
This poll is on the left side of the screen, just scroll down a bit.
Poll: Is it a good idea for Illinois to add a 2 percent tax on ammunition?
( ) Yes, the trauma centers can use the money to treat gunshot victims.
(X) No, it's unconstitutional, unfair, and I'll just buy my ammo in Missouri.
( ) Who knows?
www.bnd.com/2012/03/01/2080177/house-panel-approves-bills-on.html
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poll on ammo tax
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Tvandermyde
, Mar 02 2012 09:24 AM
18 replies to this topic
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 09:24 AM
While a 9 mm or .40 caliber bullet may or may not expand, it is an undeniable fact that a .45 caliber bullet will never shrink.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 09:28 AM
Tvandermyde, on 02 March 2012 - 09:24 AM, said:
Hello Everyone!
You know the drill!
This poll is on the left side of the screen, just scroll down a bit.
Poll: Is it a good idea for Illinois to add a 2 percent tax on ammunition?
( ) Yes, the trauma centers can use the money to treat gunshot victims.
(X) No, it's unconstitutional, unfair, and I'll just buy my ammo in Missouri.
( ) Who knows?
www.bnd.com/2012/03/01/2080177/house-panel-approves-bills-on.html
You know the drill!
This poll is on the left side of the screen, just scroll down a bit.
Poll: Is it a good idea for Illinois to add a 2 percent tax on ammunition?
( ) Yes, the trauma centers can use the money to treat gunshot victims.
(X) No, it's unconstitutional, unfair, and I'll just buy my ammo in Missouri.
( ) Who knows?
www.bnd.com/2012/03/01/2080177/house-panel-approves-bills-on.html
95% NO, 5% YES 1700+ VOTING
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"Civilization only lasts as long as the citizens trust that they will have food tomorrow." - Orson Scott Card, in Sarah: Women of Genesis
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 09:38 AM
I love the comments 
"The more criminal the leadership of a country becomes, the easier it is for the average person to find himself labeled a criminal by that same leadership." ME
"A government that does not trust it’s law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is itself unworthy of trust.” James Madison.
“To prohibit a citizen from wearing or carrying a war arm… is an unwarranted restriction upon the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of constitutional privilege.” [Wilson v. State, 33 Ark. 557, at 560, 34 Am. - 1878"]
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
"A government that does not trust it’s law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is itself unworthy of trust.” James Madison.
“To prohibit a citizen from wearing or carrying a war arm… is an unwarranted restriction upon the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of constitutional privilege.” [Wilson v. State, 33 Ark. 557, at 560, 34 Am. - 1878"]
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 09:54 AM
Yes, the trauma centers can use the money to treat gunshot victims. 89
5%
No, it's unconstitutional, unfair, and I'll just buy my ammo in Missouri. 1713
94%
Who knows? 15
1%
Total Votes: 1817
Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2...l#storylink=cpy
5%
No, it's unconstitutional, unfair, and I'll just buy my ammo in Missouri. 1713
94%
Who knows? 15
1%
Total Votes: 1817
Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2...l#storylink=cpy
"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." --Samuel Adams
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 10:05 AM
Tried to vote, page does not seem to work.
Can not view results either. IE or Firefox, neither one works.
Hopefully we are overloading the page!
Can not view results either. IE or Firefox, neither one works.
Hopefully we are overloading the page!
One state - One law - No 'red lining' civil rights!
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 10:12 AM
bemidji, on 02 March 2012 - 10:05 AM, said:
Tried to vote, page does not seem to work.
Can not view results either. IE or Firefox, neither one works.
Hopefully we are overloading the page!
Can not view results either. IE or Firefox, neither one works.
Hopefully we are overloading the page!
Working now.
91/1784/16 94% No.
That qualifies as not just a "no" but a "He** NO!!"
Are you a member of the ISRA?? If not, why not?? Join over 18,000 other Illinois gun owners in the fight for your rights!!!
The Roman Empire fell due to a large, corrupt government, overspending, an overextended military, insecure borders, and the illegal immigration of Goths, barbarians (anyone who was not educated), and religious fanatics. Sound familiar?
"..it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.."
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 10:18 AM
I wish our representatives would see these polls/letter/phone call/e-mails and understand what the citizens want or do not want.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 10:26 AM
I emailed my rep Will Davis again with the link stating that this tax ISN'T what the people want.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 11:19 AM
Yes, the trauma centers can use the money to treat gunshot victims. 107
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No, it's unconstitutional, unfair, and I'll just buy my ammo in Missouri. 1933
94%
Who knows? 20
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Total Votes: 2060
Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2...l#storylink=cpy
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No, it's unconstitutional, unfair, and I'll just buy my ammo in Missouri. 1933
94%
Who knows? 20
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Total Votes: 2060
Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2...l#storylink=cpy
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 11:38 AM
The poll doesn't make sense to me. See I go 6 blocks and cross the border to Indiana to buy my ammo, not Missouri.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 12:13 PM
Understood, but this paper is out of Belleville, 1/2 hr from St. Louis.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 12:51 PM
skottieusa, on 02 March 2012 - 12:13 PM, said:
Understood, but this paper is out of Belleville, 1/2 hr from St. Louis.
Everything is cheaper there, worth the 1/2 hour drive. And save 30 cents a gallon on fuel there.
Lets break something!
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 12:52 PM
Over 2300 now and 94% against the tax; I just hope the vote in the house(if it even gets that far) goes this well for us.
If you want to raise money for trauma centers in Chicago why not tack on a $200.00 court fee to any gang member who is convicted of a crime or something? Then the people causing the problem are the ones actually getting punished.
If you want to raise money for trauma centers in Chicago why not tack on a $200.00 court fee to any gang member who is convicted of a crime or something? Then the people causing the problem are the ones actually getting punished.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 01:52 PM
I will be buying all my ammo across the river. with no jobs is this state is this all those buffons in springfield have to argue about..i guess so..my missouri purchases as of now..booze, skoal, hookers, gas and soon to add ammo..well i dont drink and have no need for hookers, but i see a lot of illinois plates loading up on booze and such across the river
ps: belleville is in st clair county (costello country) and one of what 4 counties to vote for our guv in the last election i think..even madison i think went bush last election..lotta money in glen carbon/edwardsville anymore so i guess they are getting tired of the high taxes.
ps: belleville is in st clair county (costello country) and one of what 4 counties to vote for our guv in the last election i think..even madison i think went bush last election..lotta money in glen carbon/edwardsville anymore so i guess they are getting tired of the high taxes.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 07:38 PM
Patriots & Tyrants, on 02 March 2012 - 12:52 PM, said:
Over 2300 now and 94% against the tax; I just hope the vote in the house(if it even gets that far) goes this well for us.
If you want to raise money for trauma centers in Chicago why not tack on a $200.00 court fee to any gang member who is convicted of a crime or something? Then the people causing the problem are the ones actually getting punished.
If you want to raise money for trauma centers in Chicago why not tack on a $200.00 court fee to any gang member who is convicted of a crime or something? Then the people causing the problem are the ones actually getting punished.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 08:18 PM
My answer if I could write it would be
No it is unconstitutional unfairand I will just buy my ammo in MO
93% our way though
No it is unconstitutional unfair
93% our way though
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 10:13 PM
That about sums it up.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 11:12 PM
Poll: Is it a good idea for Illinois to add a 2 percent tax on ammunition?
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0 - Yes, the trauma centers can use the money to treat scumbags. 179 --- 6%
* - No, it's unconstitutional, unfair, and why can't we tax condoms purchased by politicians? 2633 --- 92%
0 - . . um . . . What? 35 --- 1%
Total Votes: 2847 . . . or so
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0 - Yes, the trauma centers can use the money to treat scumbags. 179 --- 6%
* - No, it's unconstitutional, unfair, and why can't we tax condoms purchased by politicians? 2633 --- 92%
0 - . . um . . . What? 35 --- 1%
Total Votes: 2847 . . . or so
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes,
but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda,
they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles." — Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle
but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda,
they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles." — Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle
