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http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?articl...ot_to_bear_arms
That seems kind of backwards, doesnt it? I can uderstand maybe making gun owners pay a tax or a fee when buying new weapons, but to charge non gun owners $500 for not having one, is kind of strange. blink.gif
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...a Vermont state legislator recently introduced a bill requiring all unarmed Vermont citizens to pay $500 for the privilege of not owning a gun.
Under the bill, adults who choose not to own a weapon would be required to register their name, address, Social Security number, and driver's license number with the state. Those of military age, with the exception of police and members of the armed forces, would be required to pay the $500 fine...
Under the bill, adults who choose not to own a weapon would be required to register their name, address, Social Security number, and driver's license number with the state. Those of military age, with the exception of police and members of the armed forces, would be required to pay the $500 fine...
That seems kind of backwards, doesnt it? I can uderstand maybe making gun owners pay a tax or a fee when buying new weapons, but to charge non gun owners $500 for not having one, is kind of strange. blink.gif
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You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania... So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them...
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You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania... So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them...
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I'd shoot the Vermont legislator with the gun I bought to avoid the $500 fine, then I'd hold a press conference about it. That would set "the cause" back about 50 years.
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written in 2000... but anyway he's doing it to force people to use their constitutional rights, in the spotlight of gay marriage. instead of bearing arms in times of government unrest, such as a militia against a corrupt military, he took it to mean everyone should have a rifle in their livingroom. that's stupid, and would never fly. i don't even consider that a reputable source, and since it's nearly a decade old, i'm sure it was dismissed well before any major thought was given to it
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The entire point was for it to be ridiculous, and in the reflection of it's ridiculousness to show how dumb some other legislation is.
Bills like this are introduced all the time. By like this, I mean bills never intended to be passed, just proving the point by it's mere introduction.
Bills like this are introduced all the time. By like this, I mean bills never intended to be passed, just proving the point by it's mere introduction.
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A gun plan that would 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 "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 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.
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 "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 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.
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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.
them has resulted in a crime rate that is the third lowest in the
nation.
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