One question about Federal excise tax on Sporting Goods

[OR-E-Gun Bill]

I guess this could be posted on the Handloading forum here on GBO but figured most read this forum from time to time as well...

Do you know what goods and services in the US have Federal excise taxes on them?
Here's just a few general consumer items: Tires, fuel, tobacco products, sporting goods (which includes firearms, ammunition and reloading components), alcohol & liquor products, telephone service.
Do you know which of those listed are the least popular in this country right now amongst the general population?
Tobacco, alcohol & liquor products and firearms.
The recent increase in Federal excise tax on tobacco products on April 1, 2009 as written: http://www.ttb.gov/main_pages/schip-summary.shtml  set the Federal excise tax on cigarettes from 39 cents per pack to $1.0066 per pack. If you look farther down the list on this increases you will see that for folks that "Roll their own", the Federal excise tax increase on tobacco went from $1.0969 per pound to $24.78 per pound.

Excise tax increases in the US have traditionally followed any economic crisis, typically wars and the depression.

This is the Question:
What is there, if anything, that could keep the Federal goverment from increasing the Sporting Goods excise tax? Specifically on firearms, ammunition and reloading components?

Thanx for any enlightenment you might provide.


Bill

[dorothy daily]

none, it will be forthcoming. how many boxes will you shoot at $20.00 per?how many at $100.00, that is most likely what will happen. will not need a ban on guns as most of us will only be able to afford there us as a club.

[DakotaElkSlayer]

What will stop the feds from raising taxes on sporting goods is their wanting to stay in office.

Jim