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Administration defends new gun law [N Mariana Islands $1k pistol excise tax]
Saipan Tribune ^ | April 18, 2016 | Dennis B. Chan

Posted on 04/18/2016 11:03:16 AM PDT by C19fan

The administration of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres defended the CNMI’s new gun control laws on Friday as a law that could be “a role model” for other U.S. states and jurisdictions facing seemingly uncontrolled and continued gun violence.

The administration was responding to queries regarding its position on recent reports that the a legal challenge to the new law, Public law 19-42, was likely, particularly over a provision that asseses a $1,000 excise tax on pistols.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism
KEYWORDS: banglist; gun; rights
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41 posted on 04/18/2016 6:55:26 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Hey Ted, why are you taking one for the RNC/GOPe team, and not ours? Not that we don't know.)
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