Posted on 05/31/2023 4:46:40 AM PDT by marktwain
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Don’t stop there. There is a 10% federal excise tax on all handguns and 11% on all long guns and ammunition, but it’s paid by the manufacturer (or importer), so you never see it on your receipt.
Explain to me how that isn’t the equivalent of a tax to exercise a constitutionally-enumerated right.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12173
100% in agreement. The so called Brady background check is an infringement on the second amendment. If something is a right, then you don’t need the government’s permission to exercise it. If something is a privilege, then yes you do need to apply for the privilege.
There were no permits to purchase in 1791. There was no background check in 1791. There were no form 4473s. There were no waiting periods. To quote MLK “A right delayed is a right denied.”
You have my congratulations and envy.🙂👍
I live in Illinois…home of the FOID card…
Even if they had been clearer, the liberals would find some other excuses.
The Second Amendment should be the only “permission slip” needed to carry a firearm. Everything else should be considered to be an unconstitutional infringement. I have always held this view.
BINGO!
And Government should NEVER be trusted.
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