JIMSPD9
Member
THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. Period. There is no fine print in the 2nd admendment.
When we go to legally purchase a handgun or rifle, the FFL runs a background check, and we are cleared for purchase, provided we are non-felons, domestic violence convicts Etc. This doesn't cost the buyer one thin dime. That should be enough to allow concealed carry nationwide.
The states that allow CCW, however charge an application/permit fee in order for a citizen to carry protection against bodily harm,or loss of his property. These fees are simply a TAX imposed on the constitutional right granted by our founding fathers.
Here in Mississippi the application fee is $132.00 and once a citizen reaches 65 yrs of age it drops to $85.00. The senior citizen who is far less likely to physically defend him or herself, are more likely to be on a fixed income must shell out monies to carry protection.
In 1948 the SCOTUS ruled (Murdoch v. Penn.) that it is unconstitutional to charge or impose a tax /fee on a person who is exercising his or her right granted by the Constitution.
Murdoch was a Jehovah's Witness soliciting membership in his church and the Community demanded He buy a solicitors licence.
Even though this was a freedom of religion case, the ruling is quite clear in it's context. During the Civil Rights movement the Poll Taxes, which charges a fee to vote, were struck down for the same reason.
JIM S
When we go to legally purchase a handgun or rifle, the FFL runs a background check, and we are cleared for purchase, provided we are non-felons, domestic violence convicts Etc. This doesn't cost the buyer one thin dime. That should be enough to allow concealed carry nationwide.
The states that allow CCW, however charge an application/permit fee in order for a citizen to carry protection against bodily harm,or loss of his property. These fees are simply a TAX imposed on the constitutional right granted by our founding fathers.
Here in Mississippi the application fee is $132.00 and once a citizen reaches 65 yrs of age it drops to $85.00. The senior citizen who is far less likely to physically defend him or herself, are more likely to be on a fixed income must shell out monies to carry protection.
In 1948 the SCOTUS ruled (Murdoch v. Penn.) that it is unconstitutional to charge or impose a tax /fee on a person who is exercising his or her right granted by the Constitution.
Murdoch was a Jehovah's Witness soliciting membership in his church and the Community demanded He buy a solicitors licence.
Even though this was a freedom of religion case, the ruling is quite clear in it's context. During the Civil Rights movement the Poll Taxes, which charges a fee to vote, were struck down for the same reason.
JIM S