new gun law....register your guns on 1040 tax form...GBO folks say a hoax

[45-70.gov]

does  any one know about  this???
it was sent to me  and  i haven't looked into it myself
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Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 >
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> They are trying everything, Obama and his crummy associates !!
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> > Please forward this to all on your list. It is entirely up to the Finance
> > Committee at this point.
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> > Folks, please take time to fax, mail, email and call the Finance Committee
> > about this.
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> > Thank you,
> > Karen
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> > Back door gun registration
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> > Senate Bill SB-2099 will require us to put on our 2009 1040 federal tax
> > form all guns that you have or own. It may require fingerprints and a tax
> > of $50 per gun.
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> > This bill was introduced on Feb.. 24. This bill will become public
> > knowledge 30 days after it is voted into law. This is an amendment to the
> > Internal Revenue Act of 1986. This means that the Finance
> > Committee can pass this without the Senate voting on it at all.
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> > The full text of the proposed amendment is on the U.S. Senate homepage,
> > http://www.senate.gov/<http://www.senate.gov/> You can find the bill by
> > doing a search by the bill number, SB-2099.
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> > You know who to call; I strongly suggest you do. Please send a copy of
> > this e-mail to every gun owner you know to help STOP this bill!!
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> Subject: Fw: WARNING>>>>>Back door gun registration

[GRIMJIM]

I haven't heard anything about this. I sent a copy to isra to verify it. I'll let you know unless someone knows already.

[45-70.gov]

i  couldn't find anything my self
i sent  it to one of my senators

i   hope this  is just bull and a false alarm

[JoeG52]

SNOPES says false...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/taxreturns.asp

[Brett]

The IRS is Going to Require All Firearms to be Listed on Income Tax Returns-Fiction!
   

 

 
bullet   Summary of eRumor:
This story is that Congress is considering legislation that will require all firearms that a person owns be listed on that person's personal income tax return.  Additionally, it may require fingerprints and tax of $50 per gun.  This is said to be in SB2099, a bill in the United States Senate.
bullet   The Truth:
This is either a misreading of the actual bill or an intentional misrepresentation of it. 

SB2099 is known as the "Handgun Safety and Registration Act of 2000."   As of this writing, it has not been passed into law and gun-control opponents say it probably won't be.

TruthOrFiction.com has reviewed some of the history and the text of the bill as well as a portion of the IRS code it seeks to amend.

The bill would amend the National Firearms Act (NFA) to require registration of handguns in the same way as machine guns and short-barrel weapons.  That process would include photographs, background checks, fingerprinting, and restrictions on interstate transport.  It would also require a $5 tax for transferring ownership and a $50 tax per gun on gunmakers.

Nothing in the law requires gun owners to list their guns on their income tax returns.  That confusion may come from the fact that the law refers to the Internal Revenue Service, but only because the act it seeks to amend, the NFA, is a part of the Internal Revenue Service Code. 

Also, there is language in the bill that refers to "return" information, but that isn't about personal income taxes.  It is about a database of gun registration information which this bill would seek to allow law enforcement agencies to access online.
For more information:

Text of SB2099

[Questor]

NRA-ILA has gotten a lot of correspondence about it lately. Here is their summary of the issue:

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=4925

[45-70.gov]

i  hope  i am  not labeled the ''boy that cried wolf''

the wolf is coming

thanks for the research....keep your guard  up

[Redhawk1]

NRA members get updates on such issues. I knew this was false.

That is why people that own guns should be a members of the NRA. I get updates weekly and some times more.

[blind ear]

It was a wake up call for sure, It sure PANICKED me. I had to send a follow up NOT TRUE to my email list, next time I will read before I leap. eddie 

[Beers]

While not an iron clad rule, it's pretty safe to assume that anything that shows up in your inbox w/ multiple exclamation points in it is crap.

[ironglow]

  Sure enough..
  Where are all those liberal Obama backers now ? You know, the one's who said "it can't happen here" and "the Democrats wouldn't do that !"

   For all you who voted Obama despite of what your well meaning hunting/shooting friends said here...Now you can proudly wear your label of "Traitor"...

  Still doubt..see this:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9X2VbhSH9o&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwearechangecoloradosprings%2Eorg%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D594&feature=player_embedded
   

[GRIMJIM]

NRA members get updates on such issues. I new this was false.

That is why people that own guns should be a members of the NRA. I get updates weekly and some times more.

I'm a life member and recieve e-mail alerts and I never heard of this before.

[Redhawk1]

NRA members get updates on such issues. I new this was false.

That is why people that own guns should be a members of the NRA. I get updates weekly and some times more.

I'm a life member and recieve e-mail alerts and I never heard of this before.

Are you signed up for the  NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert? If not you need to be.  Also that information about SB-2099 was on the snoops sight. http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/sb2099.htm

[GRIMJIM]

I'll go there and try signing up for them again.

[Redhawk1]

I'll go there and try signing up for them again.

Go here and you will see in the upper right hand side, where you can sign up.

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=4925

[GRIMJIM]

I already did it this morning, thanks.