[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 173 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 173

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should 
not levy any additional taxes on firearms or firearm ammunition during 
                     the current economic hardship.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2009

Mr. Alexander submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should 
not levy any additional taxes on firearms or firearm ammunition during 
                     the current economic hardship.

Whereas the constitutional right to keep and bear arms conferred by the Second 
        Amendment is essential to the defense of the United States, the 
        maintenance of liberty, and the suppression of tyranny;
Whereas the Supreme Court ruled, in District of Columbia v. Heller, that the 
        Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm for 
        traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense and the defense of 
        others;
Whereas infringement of the right to keep and bear arms would place individual 
        citizens and the United States as a whole at the mercy of threats both 
        foreign and domestic;
Whereas levying taxes on firearms and firearm ammunition would place additional 
        financial burden on law-abiding citizens during our current economic 
        hardship;
Whereas during the current economic crisis, the Federal Government should not 
        place additional burdens on law-abiding citizens by arbitrarily levying 
        taxes of firearms or firearm ammunition in an attempt to restrict an 
        individual's right to bear arms; and
Whereas law-abiding citizens have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms 
        free from harassment and intimidation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should 
not levy any additional taxes on the sale of firearms or firearm 
ammunition during the current economic hardship.
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