Suppose we can never underestimate the capacity of politicians to rig the law so that they can get done what they desire with as few people noticing as possible. In this message from Pro-Gun New Hampshire, the federal health fascism bill is dissected to reveal a new provision that will tax all gun sales over $600, allowing the IRS to be aware of and track virtually all firearm sales (unless we who would like to be free come up with creative ways to skirt the law, such as breaking the transactions into multiple transactions, including "services" like gun-cleaning that would becomje the bulk of the sale, while the actual physical gun becomes the minor part, comprising less than $600). Take a look at what the Pro-Gun NH people found hidden in the "health care" law...

Sickening.

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Obamacare's Hidden Gun Control

By E.F. Nappen, Esq.
General Counsel and Board Member, Pro-Gun New Hampshire, Inc.

[Posted Friday, July 23, 2010, at 8:25 p.m.]  Effective January 1, 2012, the national healthcare legislation passed by Congress contains tax provisions that will require gun dealers to report to the IRS purchases and sales of guns and any other goods valued over $600. IRS 1099 forms will have to be filed, reporting the sale/purchase. This reporting will be required for purchases from either individuals or corporations. The new IRS provisions apply to all goods and services.

This has the effect of creating a system of gun registration, controlled by the IRS.  It also creates mountains of more paperwork for dealers who are already burdened with filling out 4473's, A&D Bound Books, receipts, and all the other paperwork associated with gun business. Even purchases made at gun shows or at people's homes by gun dealers will have to be reported.

Modern sport/utility (AR-15 type) rifles sell for over $600 even at used wholesale prices.  Your quality tactical or custom handguns easily sell for over $600, and finding shotguns worth over $600 is not hard at all.  $600 in ammunition is not a lot at today's prices. Even if the dealer buys a pile of clunkers but pays out over $600 to any individual or corporation, the report to the IRS must be made. Ammunition, knives, parts, reloading equipment, accessories, or any other goods valued over $600 must be reported to the IRS. The bottom line is, sell your gun or other goods to a dealer for over $600 and it must be reported to the IRS.

Rep. Dan Lungren has introduced a bill (H.R. 5141) to repeal this section.

Section 9006 of the bill amends Section 6041 of the Internal Revenue Code in the following way:

SEC. 9006. EXPANSION OF INFORMATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.-Section 6041 of the Internal Revenue Code

of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:

''(h) APPLICATION TO CORPORATIONS.-Notwithstanding any regulation prescribed by the Secretary before the date of the enactment of this subsection, for purposes of this section the term 'person' includes any corporation that is not an organization exempt from tax under section 501(a).

''(i) REGULATIONS.-The Secretary may prescribe such regulations and other guidance as may be appropriate or necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including rules to prevent duplicative reporting of transactions.''.

(b) PAYMENTS FOR PROPERTY AND OTHER GROSS PROCEEDS.-

Subsection (a) of section 6041 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-

(1) by inserting ''amounts in consideration for property,'' after ''wages,'',

(2) by inserting ''gross proceeds,'' after ''emoluments, or other'', and

(3) by inserting ''gross proceeds,'' after ''setting forth the amount of such''.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made after December 31, 2011.

The original section of the Internal Revenue Code reads:

Sec. 6041. Information at source

(a) Payments of $600 or more

All persons engaged in a trade or business and making payment in the course of such trade or business to another person, of rent, salaries, wages, premiums, annuities, compensations, remunerations, emoluments, or other fixed or determinable gains, profits, and income (other than payments to which section 6042(a)(1), 6044(a)(1), 6047(e), 6049(a), or 6050N(a) applies, and other than payments with respect to which a statement is required under the authority of section 6042(a)(2), 6044(a)(2), or 6045), or $600 or more in any taxable year, or, in the case of such payments made by the United States, the officers or employees of the United States
having information as to such payments and required to make returns in regard thereto by the regulations hereinafter provided for, shall render a true and accurate return to the Secretary, under such regulations and in such form and manner and to such extent as may be prescribed by the Secretary, setting forth the amount of such gains, profits, and income, and the name and address of the recipient of such payment.