Very Interesting..............check it out.
:hand10: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 ********."
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.
