[Leisler]

Under Romney’s plan for Massachusetts, the cost of registering firearms would have jumped from $25 to $75. He also called for increases in the cost of firearm identification cards, application fees for a license to carry firearms, and gun dealer fees.

Gun owners said they felt unfairly targeted by Romney’s proposed increases. Democratic lawmakers applauded Romney’s proposal — ultimately raising the cost of gun licenses to $100.

“We certainly shouldn’t be paying anything for our Second Amendment right, because it’s a civil right,” said Jim Wallace, executive director of the Gun Owner’s Action League.

Wallace credited Romney for extending a gun permit from four to six years, but said the higher fees have contributed to a dramatic decline in the number of licensed gun owners in Massachusetts.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/08/28/romney_oversaw_millions_in_fee_hikes_as_massachusetts_governor/?page=2

[Syncro]

“We certainly shouldn’t be paying anything for our Second Amendment right,
because it’s a civil right,” said Jim Wallace, executive director of the Gun Owner’s Action League.

Wallace credited Romney for extending a gun permit from four to six years,
but said the higher fees have contributed to a dramatic decline
in the number of licensed gun owners in Massachusetts.

Very slick.

As I have said many times, Romney is slick.

[CharlesWayneCT]

If the fee is a one-time fee for getting a license, how would raising that fee reduce the number of EXISTING licenses?