This is GOOD

[GameHauler]

I Like this Guy

 

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.

 

 

"When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."

Benjamin Franklin

 

 

In GOD we trust

 

 

[Coach]

I'll believe it when I see it. However, Canada is starting to dismantle its draconian gun laws one step at a time - at least they are getting rid of the registry of long-guns. We'll see. The good news is, most liberals I know are actually supporters of the 2nd Ammendment. Most not by choice, but if they want the first to be interpreted in the broadest sense possible, it's hard to read the 2nd through the narrowest possible interpretation.