1
1
0
Don't be afraid because I posted this it is an interesting article!!
Here is an article telling why the Thompson machine was not in everyone's home. Basically they were taxed heavily so not everyone wanted own them.
Here is an article telling why the Thompson machine was not in everyone's home. Basically they were taxed heavily so not everyone wanted own them.
Gun Control in the Age of Al Capone
Posted from chicagomag.comPosted in these groups: 
Gun Control
Gun Control
Edited >1 y ago
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 4
Yes, back in the day when the Constitution was still respected by Congress, the Federal government couldn't ban anything (that's why they literally had to change the Constitution to ban alcohol).. So they instead taxed things heavily and then charged you with tax evasion. That's also why the ATF used to be part of the IRS -- it was a division that collected taxes.
Interesting side note... automatic weapons were taxed at $200 back in 1934, which was a lot of money back then. However, that tax has not changed, so it's still $200 today.
Interesting side note... automatic weapons were taxed at $200 back in 1934, which was a lot of money back then. However, that tax has not changed, so it's still $200 today.
(4)
(0)
MSgt Michael Bischoff
If they increased the tax today there would screaming and gnashing of teeth because they are trying to take my rights away.
(0)
(0)
LTC (Join to see)
LTC Yinon Weiss you are right, the tax is still $200, its the price of the weapons that has gone through the roof.
(1)
(0)
1
1
0
MSgt Michael Bischoff that and the firearms act of 1968 making them too expensive is why I don't have one. Definitely on my bucket list
(1)
(0)
0
0
0
Here are the top 10 guns used by 1903s gangsters. The tommy gun is the only automatic with 6 being handguns and 1 shotgun.
http://www.historyandheadlines.com/10-favorite-guns-gangsters/
http://www.historyandheadlines.com/10-favorite-guns-gangsters/
10 Favorite Guns of the Gangsters - History and Headlines
A Brief History On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde were gunned down by law enforcement. For a change, the lawmen had the upper hand as far as firepower goes. In the 1920’s and 1930’s gangsters had been arming themselves with automatic and semi-automatic weapons and out-gunning the police, with the police mostly…
(0)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google