Friday, February 26, 2010

$450 Dollar Handgun for Sale - Just $819 Dollars

So, you live in Washington D.C. and you would like to purchase a handgun.  Excellent.  Have I got a deal for you.

The registration process adds substantially to the cost of the firearm.  If a firearm is purchased for $450, the new owner must thereafter contend with the following expenses:

$22.50 Virginia sales tax
$25 shipment fee
$125 gun class fee (may be more depending on the instructor)
$125 gun dealer transfer fee
$12 passport photos
$13 application fee  
$12 ballistics test fee  
$35 fingerprinting / FBI background check fee

The total fees and taxes are $369.50, nearly doubling the actual cost of a $450 firearm to $819.50.

From an examiner.com piece titled How to buy and register a handgun in the District of Columbia: a survival guide linked via Reynolds.

Posted by John Venlet on 02/26 at 09:26 AM
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