Firearms and Taxes

Gun sales, which increased after President Obama was re-elected, have soared since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. I don’t want to hear anyone who has bought a firearm in the past couple of months complaining about increased payroll taxes. They probably spent more on their Bushmaster assault rifle or semi-automatic Glock pistol than the additional amount of money they’ll pay into Social Security. What I would like to hear about is the use they plan for that new pistol or rifle. If they say the firearm is for self-protection, they might as well have spent their money on Power Ball tickets. The odds are winning a 6 number lottery are about the same as the unlikely chance of having to fend off an armed attacker. Actually, the dream of riches and the dream of success against adversity have pretty much the same satisfying muses. But, what the heck, it’s a free country isn’t it? Enjoy your new dust-catcher.