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April 10, 2007
Pennsylvania Moonbats Open Fire on Second Amendment
Pennsylvania's House Bill 760 — brought forward by Dems from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh — threatens to shoot holes in citizens' constitutional right to bear arms.
According to this draconian bill, all non-antique guns must be registered with the State Police each and every year. Cost in terms of the direct fee is $10 per year per gun. Cost in terms of hassle is enough to disarm the law-abiding populace — or so state legislators seem to hope.
Fingerprinting is required. Background checks are required. A new photograph each year is required. Carrying the registration card with the gun wherever it goes is required. Name, age, gender, Social Security number, business address, home address, telephone number, date of birth, citizenship, and any other information that "the Pennsylvania State Police may deem necessary to process the application" are required. The gun's manufacturer, model, type, caliber or gauge, and serial number are required.
If the gun is lost or stolen and you fail to notify the State Police within 48 hours, you will be regarded as a criminal. Selling the gun requires giving 48 hours advance notice. As written, the law might even require you to inform the State Police when your age changes.
Fortunately for urban criminals, they will be unaffected by all this gratuitous bureaucracy, since their guns are usually acquired by unconventional means, have the serial numbers filed off, and are unlikely to get registered no matter what tedious hoops bureauweenies force law-abiding sportsmen and collectors to jump through.
On a tip from Bill V.
Posted by Van Helsing at April 10, 2007 12:38 PM
Comments
Come on, Van, you don't actually think the Constitution means what it says, do you?
Posted by: Steve at April 10, 2007 3:04 PM
Maybe they should require people to fill out a permit and pay a registration fee to exercise their free speech rights.
Oh, wait. They already did that. It's called McCain-Feingold.
Posted by: V the K at April 10, 2007 4:22 PM
You mentioned citizenship!! Oh horrors! I'm surprised someone hasn't complained about the horrific discrimination of not letting non-citizens own weapons. Oh well, at least that's one benefit of the attack on the second amendment.
Posted by: Anonymous at April 10, 2007 5:42 PM
$50 says more than half of gun owners don't register.
Posted by: Johnny at April 11, 2007 1:13 AM
Is Pencildickvania being annexed by France?
Posted by: Jimbo at April 11, 2007 6:01 AM
You forgot the PA constitution which states "The right to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE QUESTIONED" (emphasis added). This registration surely runs afoul of questioning the right.
Posted by: Bruce at April 11, 2007 7:16 AM
Bruce,
I dont understand your comment. The Right to Bear Arms is indeed written in the Constitution so there is no question about that.
There is a process to amend or change the Constitution but I dont think that is going to happen.
I actually think it is a stupid Amendment, but thats what it says.
Posted by: Freedom Now at April 13, 2007 11:18 AM
