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Originally Posted by Wee Hooker
So, somebody correct me what I'm missing, because I must be. If the supreme court has ruled that a person does have the right to own a handgun (as I believe it has), then how can ANY state charge a fee for ANYONE to exercise that right?
I know in my state there is NO way to legally own/purchase a handgun without forking over $100 for the permit to do so.
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Exactly my point. But it takes organizations and money to fight this sort of injustice. I would equate what fees and taxes do to exercising your Second Amendment Rights to what voter registration schemes and restrictions do to your right to vote. The same arguments can be used, in my opinion.