Nullification
Small Victories for Sound Money: More States Repealing Sales Tax on Gold and Silver
Assessing a state sales tax on the purchase of gold and silver is becoming an outmoded, indeed outrageous, practice – but a small number of U.S. states still engage in it. That number is shrinking as more states repeal those onerous taxes. Several of the remaining...
The Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act is Another Win for the Nullification Movement
Would you be surprised to learn that the newest form of gun control has its roots in the IRS? Same. We weren’t either. Back in 2004, the IRS mandated the use of something called a “Merchant Category Code” or an MCC, as a way to classify different types of businesses...
How States can Undermine Biden’s Unconstitutional “Ghost Gun” Rule
Late last month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) sent out an open letter to all federally-licensed firearms dealers warning them of a new rule in effect which requires registration of “80 percent lowers” – and background checks to...
San Francisco Killer Robot Proposal Killed Thanks to New Transparency Law and Tenacious Activists
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Dec. 11, 2022) – Under intense pressure from grassroots activists, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors reversed course and banned killer robots in the city. The San Francisco Police Department’s plan to arm robots came to light...