Rep. Beyer Introduces Reconciliation-Ready Legislation To Restrict Assault Weapons
June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022:
Rep. Don Beyer today introduced the Assault Weapons Excise Act, legislation that would impose a 1000 percent excise tax on the manufacture, production, or importation of assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines. The bill contains an exemption for federal, state, and local government entities, so the armed services and law enforcement would be unaffected. As a revenue . . .
Rep. Don Beyer today introduced the Assault Weapons Excise Act, legislation that would impose a 1000 percent excise tax on the manufacture, production, or importation of assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines. The bill contains an exemption for federal, state, and local government entities, so the armed services and law enforcement would be unaffected. As a revenue . . .