--- On Wed, 10/21/09, Dan Dunaway wrote:
From: Dan Dunaway
Subject: Fw: A Sensible Gun Registration Plan That Will Work
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 1:57 PM
Sounds right to me. Maybe they should also have to post a sign on their lawn
and on their car.
Dan
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I like this idea and would support it 100%.
Finally . A Sensible Gun Registration Plan That Will Work
Vermont State Rep. Fred Maslack has read the Second Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution, as well as Vermont 's own Constitution very carefully, and his
strict interpretation of these documents is popping some eyeballs in New
England and elsewhere.
Maslack recently proposed a bill to register "non-gun-owners" and require them
to pay a $500 fee to the state. Thus Vermont would become the first state to
require a permit for the luxury of going about unarmed and assess a fee of $500
for the privilege of not owning a gun.
Maslack read the "militia" phrase of the Second Amendment as not only affirming
the right of the individual citizen to bear arms, but as a clear mandate to do
so. He believes that universal gun ownership was advocated by the Framers of
the Constitution as an antidote to a "monopoly of force" by the government as
well as criminals.
Vermont 's constitution states explicitly that "the people have a right to bear
arms for the defense of themselves and the State" and those persons who are
"conscientiously scrupulous of bearing arms" shall be required to "pay such
equivalent." Clearly, says Maslack, Vermonters have a constitutional obligation
to arm themselves, so that they are capable of responding to "any situation
that may arise."
Under the bill, adults who choose not to own a firearm would be required to
register their name, address, Social Security Number, and driver's license
number with the state. "There is a legitimate government interest in knowing
who is not prepared to defend the state should they be asked to do so," Maslack
says.
Vermont already boasts a high rate of gun ownership along with the least
restrictive laws of any state .. it's currently the only state that allows a
citizen to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. This combination of
plenty of guns and few laws regulating them has resulted in a crime rate that
is the third lowest in the nation.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but
too early to shoot the bastards."
This makes sense! There is no reason why gun owners should have to pay taxes to
support police protection for people not wanting to own guns. Let them
contribute their fair share and pay their own way.
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