Cigarettes include a substantial tax for societal costs related to cigarette smoking. The justifying argument is; why should everyone have to pay for the costs of the few who have willingly embraced personal health care complications?
Likewise with weapons. Without a loaded weapon there can be no cause for costly medical assistance or law enforcement action resulting from a weapon discharge. Why should the broad citizen population continue to be expected to share in the costs associated with intentional, malicious, or accidental discharge of a weapon? Outside of Government authorized law enforcement and military actions, the answer has to be “No!” What for? Weapons related behavior should be fully costed to those involved.
Non-weapons bearing citizens should not be saddled with the costs associated with “bullet-carnage”. Shared societal costing should not be included in individual health or liability insurance, weapons-victim unpaid medical bills, government medical cost reimbursement programs, or weapons related law enforcement requirements.
A special targeted insurance premium should be included in the purchase price of each bullet to amortize the inevitable cost of bullet induced carnage and crime. Bullets are the cause of the inordinate societal costs, not the weapons themselves.
It’s a very agreeable alternative costing model. Of course….. unless you’re a socialist.
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