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<blockquote data-quote="WillHunt" data-source="post: 933115" data-attributes="member: 40150"><p>As for this "new" federal excise tax on firearms, it is new as of 1937 (and most recently amended in 2000) and is the backbone upon which US states manage your wildlife resources. The Pittman Robertson Act (or Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration) established an excise tax on all new firearms AND ammunition that the consumer usually never sees, as it is paid at the manufacturers' level. By the way this act was, and still is, generally supported by the industry (much to their credit). The money all goes into a pot that the Feds then divvy up annually to the States based on a formula that primarily considers the number of hunting licenses sold in each state and each state's acreage. Most hunters know that revenue from their hunting licenses goes toward managing their wildlife resources, but many are not aware that in many cases, just as much, or more of the wildlife management that they see happening in their state is funded through PR funds. It is important for hunters to know about this. More recent legislation (Dingle Johnson {yes, that's really what it's called}) did the same thing with fishing tackle to manage our nation's fisheries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WillHunt, post: 933115, member: 40150"] As for this "new" federal excise tax on firearms, it is new as of 1937 (and most recently amended in 2000) and is the backbone upon which US states manage your wildlife resources. The Pittman Robertson Act (or Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration) established an excise tax on all new firearms AND ammunition that the consumer usually never sees, as it is paid at the manufacturers' level. By the way this act was, and still is, generally supported by the industry (much to their credit). The money all goes into a pot that the Feds then divvy up annually to the States based on a formula that primarily considers the number of hunting licenses sold in each state and each state's acreage. Most hunters know that revenue from their hunting licenses goes toward managing their wildlife resources, but many are not aware that in many cases, just as much, or more of the wildlife management that they see happening in their state is funded through PR funds. It is important for hunters to know about this. More recent legislation (Dingle Johnson {yes, that's really what it's called}) did the same thing with fishing tackle to manage our nation's fisheries. [/QUOTE]
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