A 1 000 Tax On Assault Weapons Would Have Made Uvalde Shooter S Gun 18K
The bill, official known as the Assault Weapons Excise Act, would raise the price of the AR-15-style rifle reportedly used by the gunman in last month’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, to $18,700. (The gun’s manufacturer, Daniel Defense, currently lists the DDM4V7 model for $1,870 online.) Beyer first announced his plan to draft the bill on June 5 in the wake of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde....