Absolutely not. No new taxes on guns. This is just another "sneaky fucker" way to slowly ban guns. Also, how about we tax the DRUG COMPANIES and use that for funding mental health? Specifically the "mood" drugs that seem to be used by every mass shooter in the last 20 years. Archive: https://archive.today/i3BvN From the post: >>This November, Coloradans have several decisions to make, ranging from the next president of the United States to hyperlocal issues. One of those issues is Proposition KK, which asks voters if they support or oppose raising state taxes by $39 million annually to fund mental health services for certain groups of people, including veterans, at-risk youth, and domestic violence survivors. A 6.5% excise tax would be placed on gun manufacturers, gun retail stores, and ammunition vendors. The businesses would decide how they wanted to pay the tax, meaning they could either absorb it and pay it themselves or pass it along to the consumer.