I had a person ask me if it was true that the IRS was going to require all firearms to be listed on tax returns. I did some checking and cannot find any truth to this. Truthorfiction’s entry states that this is either a misreading of the actual bill or an intentional misrepresentation of it. Here is an example of the wording of several of the emails floating around out there.
“This is just purely crazy!!!!! Really go search for this article, I did, and it is disgusting that they can get away with this.
The IRS is too damn powerful!
I am soooooo mad!
-MarkRead Below!
—————————— Gun owners beware!Senate Bill SB-2099 will require us to put on our 2004 1040 federal tax form all guns that you have or own. It may require fingerprints and a tax of $50 per gun.
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.
The full text of the proposed amendment is on the U.S. Senate homepage, http://www.senate.gov/ You can find the bill by doing a search by the bill number, SB-2099.
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!!”
It’s always a good idea to check these kinds of emails out before you send them on or post them someplace.