Taxes are back on guns and ammo in Cook County and some say if it’s allowed to stand, it could be coming to a gun store near you. Dan Eldridge, owner of Maxon Shooter’s Supplies in Des Plaines, said Cook County’s tax creates an uneven playing field with neighboring counties.
The county’s tax was struck down by the Illinois Supreme Court last month but the county changed the language and reimplemented the taxes saying it assuaged the court’s concerns. Eldridge said he’s staying and fighting the tax to keep it from spreading elsewhere.
Plaintiffs in the case filed for the supreme court to reconsider the constitutional questions and to halt the tax until the case is settled.
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