I received an email that’s going around about a Senate bill that supposedly would tax people for their firearms. Here’s what it said:
“Senate Bill SB-2099 will require us to put on our 2009 1040 federal tax form all guns that you have or own. It may require fingerprints and a tax of $50 per gun.
This bill was introduced on Feb. 24. This bill will become public knowledge 30 days after it is voted into law. This is an amendment to the Internal Revenue Act of 1986. This means that the Finance Committee can pass this without the Senate voting on it at all..
The full text of the proposed amendment is on the U.S. Senate homepage, http://www.senate.gov/
You can find the bill by doing a search by the bill number, SB-2099.
You know who to call; I strongly suggest you do. Please send a copy of this e-mail to every gun owner you know.”
Library of Congress link to the bill.
This bill was introduced in 2000. There has been no action on it since.
The Snopes.com rumor fact-check site says it’s false.
The Illinois State Rifle Association says it’s false:
“What this bill would have done would have expanded the National Firearms Act of 1934 to encompass all common firearms to tax and register their sale with the same kind of bureaucracy that goes along with the transfer of machine guns, short-barreled shotguns, and silencers. The $50 tax and the fingerprinting were indeed part of the attempt, but nothing to do with your Form 1040.”
As far as I can tell, this is a recycled rumor from several years ago. You make up your own mind. If you find anything indicating there is some kind of action on a bill like this, let me know.
Tags: Gun control, Rumors, S.2099