Cook County Mulling Violence Tax On Guns & Ammunition

Drawing the ire of the gun lobby, healing Cook County Board President Preckwinkle is eyeing a violence tax on guns and ammunition sold in the city and suburbs, viagra 100mg the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.

Such a tax alone wouldn’t close a $115 million budget gap in 2013, pilule but it could at least funnel money into the county’s $3 billion operation — where roughly two-thirds of the budget pays for both the county’s public health clinics and two hospitals along with the criminal justice system that includes the courts and jail.

“If we were to pursue a tax on something like guns and ammo, clearly that wouldn’t be popular with the [gun lobby] out there, and it may not generate $50 million, but … it is consistent with our commitment to pursuing violence reduction in the city and in the county,” Kurt Summers, Preckwinkle’s chief of staff, said on Monday.-[source]