The jury heard not only the United States' evidence against the defendant, but also the defense that he believed that his Glock 30 was not a "firearm" for the purposes of the registration requirement. The jury rejected the excuse, however, and convicted him on nearly all counts.
- [Subtitle E]"Section 5841 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes a requirement that the Secretary shall maintain a registry of all firearms. 26 USC 5841(a)
The duty to register his firearm is therefore manifest on the face of the statutes "without any resort to IRS rules, forms or regulations."
They stopped short in their parsing of definitions, just as I did here.
They stopped short in their parsing of definitions, just as I did here.
Problem is you are bound by the Court's rulings, The Courts are bound by the Congress' intent, and all are bound by the Constitution.
Now, show that it is not the intent of Congress to extract every penny it can get away from you under the Constitution, you might have an argument. Until then, you are stuck with the rulings as they stand until you can convince the Congress to change the statute to state something more to your liking.
Good Luck. I suggest, John Linder's bill which offers a comprehensive statute to kill all income and payroll taxes outright, and provide a retail sales tax in it's stead:
H.R.2525
SPONSOR: Rep Linder, John (introduced 07/17/2001)
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
Refer: http://www.fairtax.org & http://www.salestax.org