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now that the 2A is firmly established as an enumerated, personal right, any attempts to collect fees, require exams, etc should be treated no differently than voting rights ie poll taxes, qualification exams, etc have all consistently been struck down.

Could be fun to see Justice Breyer's words used against him.... He noted, in his Crawford v. Marion County Election Bd. (.PDF file) dissent:

And some may find the costs associated with these documents unduly burdensome(up to $12 for a copy of a birth certificate; up to $100 for a passport). By way of comparison, this Court previously found unconstitutionally burdensome a poll tax of $1.50 (less than $10 today, inflation-adjusted).

Footnote 27, page 56 - Scalia dismisses rational basis.

However, he dismissed citing footnotes earlier in the opinion.

How machavellian.

Exactly. Based on this ruling, states & cities can regulate firearms till the cows come home, but they will be repeatedly challenged/overturned if they differ in any way from voting rights. A right is a right is a right ie NOT a privilege. That means no broad classes banned, no unreasonable restrictions, no fees & no qualifications.

From the libs' perspective, personal/private ownership + strict scrutiny was the "poison pill" that will kill practically all forms of gun control. To make it easy on everyone, play out this thought experiment: simply substitute existing laws restricting 'guns' with voting, discrimination, employment, lending/insurance (ie red lining), etc. H*ll, add abortion since it's currently the law of the land.

Would they fly? Hah! They don't even pass the laugh test. In fact, if public officials attempted it, they would be impeached, perhaps even arrested. That's how fundamental RKBA is now - thank you Scalia for writing an opinion that will be cited for 100 years.