Create a new tax on gunpowder of $5000/ounce to render the cost of a bullet closer to the cost of a human life.

• Gunpowder is used for bullets that are specifically designed to maim and kill.
• Permission to kill citizens is not constitutionally granted to US citizens

Such a regulation would:
• Economically deter individuals from using bullets
• Benefit society by reducing demand for bullets
• generate government revenue and reduce the deficit
• reduce contention over second amendment rights