San Jose Mayor Doubles Down On 2A "Poll Tax"(Unconstitutional)

Bearing Arms ^ | 06/08/2021 | Cam Edwards

[Vendome]

Liccardo acknowledged his plan won’t “magically stop” mass shootings but says it at least should reduce the harm caused by firearms in the city.

He wants the city by September to adopt an ordinance requiring gun owners in San Jose to pay an annual fee and carry insurance to cover unintentional firearms-related deaths, injuries or property damage. The insurance could not legally cover intentional harm caused by a gun owner, he acknowledged. The city has yet to determine the annual fee, which would be used to cover emergency responses to shootings, medical care and related services, but Liccardo said it would be “modest.”

Those who don’t pay up could have their weapons seized or be fined, although police won’t be actively looking for violations and instead will enforce the law when checking on gun-related incidents or responding to weapons calls.

[DownInFlames]

Shall not be infringed

[G Larry]

The Mayor will lose in court.

[DoughtyOne]

Could Cracker Jacks please stop handing out mayoral degrees
with their product?

It’s gotten to the place you can’t find a decent blue city
mayor.

The same for governor, lt. governor, secretary of state,
attorney general, city council member, congressman,
legislative members... and on and on...

[T.B. Yoits]

They need to implement a tax on toilet paper for how it lead to all the fecal contaminants that clearly got into the brain of San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. This man needs to be charged for fraud, waste, and abuse for wasting taxpayers money while attempting to violate inalienable rights.

[yoe]

(Arizona eliminates "poll tax" for people with first-time felony offenses,)

[yoe]

What is a poll tax?
"Not long ago, citizens in some states had to pay a fee to vote in a national election. This fee was called a poll tax. On January 23, 1964, the United States ratified the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials."

[joshua c]

where is my govt issue gun?

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Imagine if a town decided to try to tax people with low rider cars or for people who had gold teeth or pants that sagged past their ass crack.

[smokingfrog]

Sounds reasonable (to an insane person).

[Secret Agent Man]

So he believes normal citizens are doing all these violent shootings, not the obvious lifelong criminal thugs and thuggettes with a record as long as their arms?

Really?

[Openurmind]

I agree... I was wrong there and knew it is soon as I said it and hit the post button. Thank you. :)

[guitar Josh]

Let’s do that with abortion

[from occupied ga]

I wonder when someone is going to use some applied physics on these petty tyrants.

[flamberge]

The Mayor will lose in court.

If we actually lived under a Rule-of-Law these days, I would expect such ordinances would be immediately struck down, and sponsoring officials would be promptly removed from office.

But I have no confidence that the courts will protect us.

[The MAGA-Deplorian]

Who’s going to be stupid enough to tell San Josey they have firearms?

To be honest, you are stupid to even talk about what guns you have to anyone. Never let anyone know what you own, even in anti gun states. Rather let the perp know what I have when the time comes and fight the state gun laws afterwards.

[kiryandil]

To be honest, you are stupid to even talk about what guns you have to anyone. Never let anyone know what you own, even in anti gun states. Rather let the perp know what I have when the time comes and fight the state gun laws afterwards.

Exactly.

[gundog]

So, the law abiding are expected to pay the freight for criminals? I think we already have that program. It’s called prison. Use them.

[gundog]

Georgetown, and Harvard Law. Sheesh.

[COBOL2Java]

where is my govt issue gun?

Right here!

[faithhopecharity]

Good point. Yes, it’s tragic what has happened to Harvard university (and Georgetown is basically run by DemoNaziCommie suckup whores).
We wouldn’t send our dogs there