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To: semantic
Perhaps more importantly, 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.

Even the gun control advocates seemed to have missed this. Poll taxes are illegal. Any tax on a 'right' makes it into a privilige. Any 'capricious' non granting of a permit is also automatically demolished in this opinion.

National Shall-Issue Concealed Carry and incorporation and Scalia specifically noted that the challenge on Machinegun infringement was never performed regarding Miller and the NFA.

897 posted on 06/26/2008 1:13:10 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (Beware the fury of the man that cannot find hope or justice.)
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“Even the gun control advocates seemed to have missed this. Poll taxes are illegal. Any tax on a ‘right’ makes it into a privilige. Any ‘capricious’ non granting of a permit is also automatically demolished in this opinion.”

Yup. Some of the “bad” news of this decision is that licensing was not demolished by it. But it might as well have been. Because in the long run, the government won’t be able to charge for the licenses. Given the choice between granting free licenses and simply not bothering to license, in most cases I expect the latter to prevail.


1,047 posted on 06/27/2008 5:14:48 AM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
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