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To: Manly Warrior

Haynes is still good law. The issue is providing information that is an admission of a crime. In other words mandatory registration for a felon or other where it would admit to a crime. It’s a sick irony but because of Haynes and the 5th Amendment Felons do not have to register guns. This is not to say they can escape taxes. That’s a different issue. But, firearm registration laws completely miss the claimed population target and instead apply only to the law abiding.


90 posted on 01/07/2014 1:36:28 PM PST by Mechanicos (When did we amend the Constitution for a 2nd Federal Prohibition?)
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To: Mechanicos

Felons cannot register guns because they cannot posses them. GCA 68 made it so. A felon in possession has no defense (since I am a felon, registering would be self-incriminating etc), since GCA 68 made it illegal period for a felon to possess arms and or ammunition.

The right to not talk (self incriminate) is still protected, but the action of buying/possessing is made an illegal act.

I think we are dancing on the head of a pin here.

Best.


92 posted on 01/09/2014 10:57:49 AM PST by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War")
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