http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/03/26/private-transfer-ban-fails-in-illinois/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:18:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/03/26/private-transfer-ban-fails-in-illinois/#comment-40397 Don Gwinn Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:41:03 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=9157#comment-40397 You're right about the costs, but it's also a Catch-22 for their side. Last year, the argument was that this measure was an unfair tax on gun owners. This year they limited the transfer fee to $10 per transaction . . . and it turned out that dealers weren't charging $25-50 per transaction just because they could; they'd be losing money at $10 per. You’re right about the costs, but it’s also a Catch-22 for their side. Last year, the argument was that this measure was an unfair tax on gun owners.
This year they limited the transfer fee to $10 per transaction . . . and it turned out that dealers weren’t charging $25-50 per transaction just because they could; they’d be losing money at $10 per.

]]> http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/03/26/private-transfer-ban-fails-in-illinois/#comment-40393 Melancton Smith Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:01:07 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=9157#comment-40393 The IL bill capped the fee at $10, no doubt a money loser for dealers. The IL bill capped the fee at $10, no doubt a money loser for dealers.

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