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02-12-2008, 08:29 PM
HOUSE BILL 517 - Regulated Firearms _ Encoded Ammunition _ Tax
Authorizing a person to sell ammunition for a regulated firearm on or after January 1, 2009, only in accordance with the Act; requiring an ammunition manufacturer to encode ammunition for a regulated firearm in a specified way; requiring the Secretary of State Police beginning on January 1, 2009, to establish and maintain an encoded ammunition database; imposing a tax of 5 cents per round on the sale of encoded ammunition beginning on January 1, 2009; etc.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/hb0517.htm
Hearing: Tuesday, February 26th at 1 PM
OPPOSE - Not only is the tax oppressive to shooters, but this bill would stop all reloading by competitive shooters. Unworkable, and unconstitutional.
Read details about the horrendous effects of HB-517 here:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/news/a-new-trojan-horse-encoded-ammunition/
Authorizing a person to sell ammunition for a regulated firearm on or after January 1, 2009, only in accordance with the Act; requiring an ammunition manufacturer to encode ammunition for a regulated firearm in a specified way; requiring the Secretary of State Police beginning on January 1, 2009, to establish and maintain an encoded ammunition database; imposing a tax of 5 cents per round on the sale of encoded ammunition beginning on January 1, 2009; etc.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/hb0517.htm
Hearing: Tuesday, February 26th at 1 PM
OPPOSE - Not only is the tax oppressive to shooters, but this bill would stop all reloading by competitive shooters. Unworkable, and unconstitutional.
Read details about the horrendous effects of HB-517 here:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/news/a-new-trojan-horse-encoded-ammunition/