A Novel Idea. Register non-gun owners
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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Comment by W. KY 3rd Dist. on January 28, 2010 at 8:13am - Great Idea. Chicago should be next
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Comment by Greg Badger on January 27, 2010 at 8:41pm
- Everyone in Ohio should be required to own a gun save the City of Cleveland. All business should move out of Cleveland. Democrats have ruled there and just about finished it off. Then to cross the border out of Cleveland you have to pay a $100 toll per person per crossing to the State of Ohio. After about 3 months everyone there will be dead. Then the State of Ohio tears it down and makes it an animal refuge for hunting. And the residents of Ohio live happily ever after.
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Comment by W. KY 3rd Dist. on December 29, 2009 at 12:56pm
- Indiana should consider this also, given their present condition. Treating gun owners like sex offenders by publishing their addresses. (Indiana Herald in Bloomington).
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Comment by Joan K. Central NY Director on December 20, 2009 at 1:39am -
Does anyone else wonder if this would just backfire on gun owners? For if you are not registered to own one...then that means you own a gun. As much as I would like other people having to pay who don't own one, making someone admit one way or another that they have a gun or not is only going to make it easier for our government go after the guns when it suited their purpose. Right now they only know who owns registered handguns, but not long guns (at least here in NY State).
Hopefully, it will not be implemented and this was just his way of supporting the constitutional amendment to bear arms.
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Comment by George M. Cox on December 17, 2009 at 10:53am - This is absolutely great, and I think is the best interpretation of the Second Amendment I have ever seen. I wonder why this was not thought of before?
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Comment by Stan Transue on November 5, 2009 at 9:38am -
If the registration includes their address, and is available for public inspection, all the criminals in Vermont can focus on those households that will present the least resistance to their trade.
If this isn't Moral Darwinism, nothing is. Defend yourself or die.
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Comment by Jim Richards on October 29, 2009 at 1:17pm
- I love his style.
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Comment by Μιχάλης89 on October 22, 2009 at 8:21am - Vote yes!
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