Bullets to blame. (Stateline).Emergency rooms deal with the results of bullets every day. Gunshot victims who have little or no insurance leave the tab to the state. So California Senator Don Perata Don Perata (born April 30, 1945) is a California Democratic politician, who is the current President pro tempore of the California State Senate. He was elected to the post of President Pro Tempore in 2004. thinks a tax on bullets to help finance trauma care makes sense. Uncompensated care uncompensated care, n health care services provided by a hospital, physician, dental professional, or other health care professional for which no charge is made and for which no payment is expected. translated to $430 million in losses borne by California hospitals and physicians last year, he says. He admits that the proposed constitutional amendment faces a tough legislative battle. Nonetheless, he said the tax on each bullet (5 cents) for handguns and rifles and on each shell for shotguns This is a list of shotguns. Shotguns fire pellets stored in large shells that are normally loaded into a chamber, one shell at a time. Each shell may contain as many as 200 pellets. would help reduce the hospital budget crunch that has forced several emergency rooms to close in recent years. The California Rifle and Pistol Association criticized the proposal, calling instead for a tax credit of 25 cents per bullet. "Why shouldn't law-abiding gun owners get a tax credit for the tremendous public benefit their firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
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