Don't believe me ? How else does one explain the Congressional Dem proposal that would slap a 1000% tax on the price of semi-automatic guns ?

The misnamed "Assault Weapon" Excise tax was introduced in June of last year But died before enacted .

H.R.8051 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Assault Weapons Excise Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8051#:~:text=Introduced%20in%20House%20(06%2F14%2F 2022)&text=This%20bill%20imposes%20an%20additional,a%20s tate%20or%20local%20government.)

Rep. Don Beyer, (D-Va), and 24 other House Dems introduced a new version of the legislation Friday. The text of the new bill is not out yet but presumably it is close to the same bill from last year.

They sent a letter to Speaker McCarthy demanding action .

As Members of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, we call on you to schedule votes on gun violence prevention legislation as soon as possible this year. We also have a new standing request that should the vote schedule fall apart again, you would fill that time to vote on lifesaving gun violence prevention legislation, instead of canceling votes altogether.

2023_08_03-gvptf-ltr-to-speaker-mccarthy-final.pdf (house.gov) (https://mikethompson.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/mikethompson.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023_08_03-gvptf-ltr-to-speaker-mccarthy-final.pdf)

Keep your eyes on this one . It is a spending bill .That means if it fails as a stand alone ,it could be buried in an omnibus spending bill.

I also suggest they change the name of the bill to 'The Bill Gates and Elon Musk right to own guns bill '.