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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Guns, Excise Taxes, and Wildlife Restoration



M. Lynne Corn
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

Jane G. Gravelle
Senior Specialist in Economic Policy


As a result of the recent debate over guns, gun rights, and gun-related violence, there has been a marked increase in sales of many weapons as well as ammunition. Through an excise tax on firearms and ammunition, such sales have a marked beneficial effect on funding for state wildlife programs through the Wildlife Restoration Program (also known as Pittman-Robertson or P-R). This report examines these taxes, their allocation, and their use. It also examines the effects of sequestration of this account, pursuant to the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA, P.L. 112-25).


Date of Report: March 12, 2013
Number of Pages: 6
Order Number: R42992
Price: $19.95

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