Ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele: I Don’t Understand The Fear Of Gun Registration

tpm ^ | 4/9/2013 | DAVID TAINTOR

[DMZFrank]

U.S. Supreme Court’s 1968 Haynes v. U.S. decision: Haynes, a convicted felon, was convicted of unlawful possession of an unregistered short-barreled shotgun. He argued that for a convicted felon to register a gun was effectively an announcement to the government that he was breaking the law and that registration violated his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination. The court, by an 8 - 1 margin, agreed, concluding: “We hold that a proper claim of the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination provides a full defense to prosecutions either for failure to register a firearm, or for possession of an unregistered firearm.” (Summary from American Rifleman magazine, March 2000, page 20) So, when these gun registration schemes are announced, be very aware that only lawful gun-owners are required to register their firearms. Unlawful owners are exempted from registration laws due to their constitutional protection against self-incrimination.

Since SCOTUS has indemnified the very people that most advocates of registration CLAIM their laws are intended for, I think we can discern the true purpose of most gun registration law, to generate lists of the mostly law abiding for some future gun confiscation.

[iopscusa]

Michael Steele the ex-RNC Chief Affirmative Action extrodinaire, petty criminal with IQ of <90. Why would anyone depend on the RNC for anything important? Time to kill it off....and let’s get something that actually is Conservative.

[NRA1995]

Are we saying that we want criminals to, you know, make … back-alley sales out of the trunks of their cars? Well, how in hell do you THINK they do it now, pinhead?