Democrats Push 1,000 Percent Excise Tax on AR-15s merriam-webster.comdictionaryinfringe Infringe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of INFRINGE is to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another. How to use infringe in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Infringe. A clerk hands a customer a California legal, featureless AR-15 style rifle from TPM Arms LLC on display for sale at the company's booth at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show at the Orange County Fairgrounds on June 5, 2021 in Costa Mesa, California. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty …Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images AWR HAWKINS6 Aug 202311 2:09 House Democrats introduced legislation Friday that would place a 1,000 percent excise tax on AR-15s and other firearms they refer to as “assault weapons.”

FOX News reported the tax would also apply to “high capacity” magazines.

Rep. Don Beyer (D) and 24 other Democrats are behind the tax which they also pushed last year.

The imposition would force the price of a $500 firearm to jump to $5,000 and “a weapon that normally costs $2,000 would force customers to pay more than $20,000.”

The push for new taxes on AR-15s and other firearms was put forward one day after Democrats sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R), urging him to allow votes on gun control.

Breitbart News noted the letter to McCarthy came after the House recessed early without taking up any gun control.

The Hill pointed out the letter said, “We are disappointed that Republican leadership cancelled votes in July with so many pressing issues facing our country. Foremost amongst those is the gun violence crisis that is the leading cause of death for children in America.