KBCraig
NES Member
Do you know how much you're taxed on sporting goods?
One third of the New Hampshire Fish & Game Commission's funding comes from federal sources. But those "federal sources" come from excise taxes paid on firearms, ammunition, boats, trolling motors, fuel, arrow shafts, even bow quivers. Along with every kind of accessory you never imagined being taxable.
Recreational shooters who don't even hunt pay the lion's share, because all those cases of ammo they shoot up are taxed at 11% of retail.
Only a tiny fraction of handguns are used for a tinier fraction of hunting, but 100% of handguns are taxed at 10% of retail.
Remember all those guns that ATF has declared "not suitable for sporting purposes", like machine guns and other military-esque guns? Those are taxed too, for "sporting purposes".
One third of the New Hampshire Fish & Game Commission's funding comes from federal sources. But those "federal sources" come from excise taxes paid on firearms, ammunition, boats, trolling motors, fuel, arrow shafts, even bow quivers. Along with every kind of accessory you never imagined being taxable.
Recreational shooters who don't even hunt pay the lion's share, because all those cases of ammo they shoot up are taxed at 11% of retail.
Only a tiny fraction of handguns are used for a tinier fraction of hunting, but 100% of handguns are taxed at 10% of retail.
Remember all those guns that ATF has declared "not suitable for sporting purposes", like machine guns and other military-esque guns? Those are taxed too, for "sporting purposes".