releases: https://www.daines.senate.gov/2024/05/23/daines-leads-effort-to-protect-montana-gun-owners-from-burdensome-gun-tax/
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| https://www.daines.senate.gov/2024/05/23/daines-leads-effort-to-protect-montana-gun-owners-from-burdensome-gun-tax/ | Daines Leads Effort to Protect Montana Gun Owners from Burdensome Gun Tax | 2024-05-23 | 2024 | 2024-05 | Republican | Senate | MT | Steve Daines | D000618 | www.daines.senate.gov | daines | https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ | scraper | Senator Steve Daines helped introduce the “Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act,” legislation that would remove a burdensome tax imposed on firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act. “It is unconstitutional for this Administration to punish law-abiding Montanans with burdensome regulations that make it impossible for them to exercise their Second Amendment rights. I strongly oppose this unnecessary tax from President Biden and stand with Montanans’ right to lawfully possess firearms,” said Daines. Text of the legislation may be found here. Background: The 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA) regulates short-barreled shotguns and rifles, fully automatic firearms, suppressors, and a catchall category of explosives. In addition to background checks and registration, NFA regulated items have a $200 tax. The ATF has acknowledged the tax was intended “to curtail, if not prohibit, transactions” of firearms. The $200 tax, unchanged since 1934, is equivalent to $4,648 in today’s dollars. Since 2018, ownership of NFA regulated items have grown by more than 250% as more sportsmen, shooters and firearm enthusiasts exercise their Second Amendment right. The RIFLE Act does not modify the current checks and registration; it solely removes the federally mandated financial burden on law-abiding gun owners. The legislation is endorsed by the National Rifle Association and the National Shooting Sports Foundation. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T21:01:11Z |