NEWS AND OPINION:

So is that this a type of gun-flation, so to talk?

“House Democrats have reintroduced legislation that would impose a 1,000% excise tax on ‘semiautomatic assault weapons’ and high-capacity magazines. Rep. Don Beyer, Virginia Democrat, introduced the legislation Friday along with 24 other House Democrats. Beyer had introduced legislation on the same idea last year with 41 cosponsors, and even with a Democratic-controlled House, the bill remained stuck in committee,” says a brand new report from Just the News.

Mr. Beyer initially drafted the laws in early June.

The invoice in query — HR 5135 — is supposed “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an additional 1,000% excise tax on the sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes,” in response to its prolonged title.

“An AR-15, the bestselling U.S. rifle according to NPR, can cost between $400 for a basic model to more than $2000 for a higher-end model. The new tax proposal would increase those prices to a range of $4,000 to $20,000,” Just the News famous.

DEMOCRATS GET ENLIGHTENED

“Democrats discover that retail theft is a problem,” advises an editorial printed Tuesday by the Las Vegas Review Journal.

It famous that Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto plus Reps. Dina Titus and Susie Lee — all Nevada Democrats — have arrived in Las Vegas to advertise the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023, which all three have co-sponsored.

The proposal would give federal prosecutors elevated energy to go after organized theft rings, and is available in response to a rise in stock “shrinkage” at companies now coping with armed and aggressive thieves.

“Making improvements doesn’t entail locking up a mother who steals baby food or a teenager who lifts a candy bar. It simply means sending the message that there are consequences for engaging in illegal behavior — particularly over and over again,” the editorial mentioned.

“Expanding federal statutes to attack large-scale retail theft operations may do a modicum of good by adding more resources to the fight, although state and local laws already exist to combat such activity. But it might be just as effective for voters to recognize that Democrats who advocate defunding the police or ignoring whole portions of the criminal code are neither compassionate nor working in the best interests of their constituents,” the editorial concluded.

FOXIFIED

During the week of July 31-Aug. 6, Fox News was as soon as once more the most-watched cable community of all, besting its information and non-news competitors alike with a median of two.1 million every day primetime viewers, in response to Nielsen Media Research.

In comparability, CNN drew an viewers of 814,000 and MSNBC 1.8 million throughout the primetime hours. Fox News additionally aired 63 of the highest 100 cable telecasts all through the week as properly.

During the daytime viewing hours, the community drew a every day common viewers of 1.2 million viewers — probably the most watched cable channel of all for the 129th straight week.

The total standout applications embrace “The Five,” with 2.8 million viewers, adopted by “Jesse Watters Primetime” (2.4 million viewers), “Hannity” (2.3 million) and “The Ingraham Angle” (2 million).

THE TINIEST PRESIDENT

Here’s some perception from Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, who has simply returned to the airwaves following a number of weeks of paternity go away. He has a brand new member of the family named Bridget — and praised his new daughter for repeatedly rising every day at 7 a.m.

“I get up with her. I give her a bottle, we go for a walk, do some playtime,” Mr. Doocy mentioned in an interview along with his fellow hosts from “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday.

He additionally shared some photographs, notably citing one explicit merchandise in little Bridget’s wardrobe. It had a noteworthy motto on the entrance which could counsel that his daughter may in the future occupy the White House.

“There she is in a Future President onesie,” Mr. Doocy defined.

“So, keep an eye out for that for the Fox News Democracy 2060 coverage,” he added.

TRUMP AND THE VETS

Former President Donald Trump has launched the “Veterans for Trump Coalition” in New Hampshire, in response to a information launch from his marketing campaign, shared Tuesday with Inside the Beltway.

His effort has assist from Rep. Brian Mast, Florida Republican and an Army veteran, together with 120 New Hampshire army vets who've additionally endorsed Mr. Trump in his quest for the White House.

“When President Trump was commander in chief, our nation’s veterans had a leader fighting to ensure that their service and sacrifices to our country were honored,” Hillsborough County Attorney and Marine Corps veteran John Coughlin — co-chair of New Hampshire Veterans for Trump — mentioned in a written assertion.

“President Trump has always been a champion for the men and women who served our nation by ensuring they received great care, benefits, and jobs. He held corrupt government bureaucrats accountable for their lack of care and made sure the VA was treating veterans with honor and dignity,” Mr. Coughlin mentioned.

State Rep. Joe Pitre, an Air Force veteran who additionally serves as co-chair of New Hampshire Veterans for Trump, mentioned in a written assertion that “we are uniting to send President Trump back to the White House.”

POLL DU JOUR

• 28% of U.S. adults assume former President Donald Trump’s well being and age would have “no effect at all” on his skill to meet his duties.

• 52% of Republicans, 22% of independents and 12% of Democrats agree.

• 34% total assume his well being and age would have “little effect” on his skill to meet his duties as president.

• 37% of Republicans, 36% of independents and 29% of Democrats agree.

• 26% total say his well being and age would “severely limit” his skill to do the job.

• 5% of Republicans, 27% of independents and 45% of Democrats agree.

• 12% total will not be certain in regards to the situation.

• 6% of Republicans, 16% of independents and 14% of Democrats agree.

SOURCE: An Economist/YouGov ballot of 1,500 U.S. adults carried out July 29-Aug. 1.

• Contact Jennifer Harper at jharper@washingtontimes.com.

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