# Is A Gun Tax Constitutional?; Banning Handguns Is The Goal; Losing And Winning Gun Rights

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Podcast: [Gun Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gun-talk-679975)
Published: 2026-05-31T22:54:25+00:00
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## Resource

In This Hour: -- The federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition has been around for a century. Now some are saying it's unconstitutional. Larry Keane, from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, explains how the money is used and why it guarantees "A seat at the table." -- The focus may currently be on semi-auto firearms, but the goal from the beginning was to ban private ownership of handguns. That's still the plan. -- What does winning look like in the Second Amendment fight? Gun Talk 05.31.26 Hour 2 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support .

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