[GonzoGOP]

England did something much like this. First it is a $25 per year fee. Then they raise it to $250. Then to $2,500. Then when you don't register your gun they don't arrest you for gun ownership, but for tax evasion. No second amendment protection for tax evasion.

[Cboldt]

-- No second amendment protection for tax evasion. --

That's the heart of the Miller case. A federal district Court just that, the NFA (tax) was unconstitutional, in light of the 2nd amendment. The Supreme Court agreed, but only if the record showed the firearm in question to have a use for the common defense, or being in use by the military.