Four Boxes Diner covers Guns Save Life’s (2nd) win in the Cook County Gun & Ammo Tax case… analysis on what it could mean nationwide

Yesterday we broke the news of winning our lawsuit challenging the Cook County Gun & Ammo tax.  For the second time.

Quick synopsis:  We filed in 2015, and lost at the circuit and appellate court levels.  The Illinois Supreme Court took the case.  Reversed on a clause from the Illinois Constitution (not the 2nd Amendment issue) and remanded it back to the circuit court to reverse their finding.

Cook County had the balls temerity to file for a motion to dismiss the case – after losing at the Illinois Supreme Court.  Why?  “We fixed the deficiency by amending our ordinance.”

The only problem is that the Illinois Supreme Court didn’t tell the trial court to relitigate the case, they said to reverse their finding.  Finally, after years of wrangling, a Cook County judge did just that.  In a two page ruling, he made it perfectly clear that he had to follow the rule of law and struck the law.

Our side is in negotiations with Cook County to end the collection of the tax.   We’re hopeful that they will act like adults.

If, however, they act like petulant children, then this may end up at the US Supreme Court.

Why is that relevant?  Well, my friends, there are two precedents about targeted taxes on fundamental rights, both saying you can’t do it.  Harper vs. Board of Elections on a $1.50 poll tax and a case out of Minnesota where a city or state tried to tax newspaper ink.

If SCOTUS were to take this case and decide in our favor, that would mark the end of these gun and ammo taxes in cities and states across America.  And I have a feeling that the gun grabbing statists in those states wouldn’t appreciate bone-heads in Chicago screwing up their little tax schemes.

Here’s Mark Smith on GSL’s win.