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Gun Control & RKBA

DonP

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8. That's what Chicago did.

Reply to melm00se (Reply #7)

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 10:41 AM

Aug 2015

Not a single gun store in the entire city and only 3 or 4 left in Cook County.

It's not about "recovering the money" it's about making it harder for poor people to exercise their 2nd amendment rights.

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New NRA Talking Point Compares Seattle's New "Gun Violence Tax" To A "Poll Tax" [View all] SecularMotion Aug 2015 OP

Yes. Yes, it is. blueridge3210 Aug 2015 #1

It's a tax that directly targets the lawful exercise of a constitutional right. benEzra Aug 2015 #2

They courts will never need to decide the constitutional issue. branford Aug 2015 #3

Ironically, Controllers would have us believe they are on the side of law and order. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #6

Media matters Misfire. beevul Aug 2015 #4

What other rights should we be taxed for??? ileus Aug 2015 #5

Seattle has discovered a great way melm00se Aug 2015 #7

That's what Chicago did. DonP Aug 2015 #8

An after they're forced to pay the plaintiffs' legal fees after losing the lawsuit, branford Aug 2015 #9

I know that this might be out of your scope melm00se Aug 2015 #10

It's not my area of law, I've not seen the actual lawsuit, I have not reviewed the state preemption branford Aug 2015 #12

Thanks n/t melm00se Aug 2015 #13

Correction to OP: Constitutional talking point. There, all fixed. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #11