vermont rep proposes bil to register "non-gun owners".....

[keith in RI]

http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/a-novel-idea-register-nongun

Subject: A Novel Idea


Vermont State Rep. Fred Maslack has read the Second Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution, as well as Vermont 's own Constitution very carefully, and
his strict interpretation of these documents is popping some eyeballs in New
England and elsewhere.

Maslack recently proposed a bill to register "non-gun-owners" and require
them to pay a $500 fee to the state.
Thus Vermont would become the first state to require a permit for the luxury of going about unarmed and assess a
fee of $500 for the privilege of not owning a gun

Maslack read the "militia" phrase of the Second Amendment as not only affirming the right of the individual citizen to bear arms, but as a clear
mandate to do so.
He believes that universal gun ownership was advocated by the Framers of the Constitution as an antidote to a "monopoly of force" by
the government as well as criminals

Vermont 's constitution states explicitly that "the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the State" and those persons
who are "conscientiously scrupulous of bearing arms" shall be required to "pay such equivalent." Clearly, says Maslack, Vermonters have a
constitutional obligation to arm themselves, so that they are capable of responding to "any situation that may arise."

Under the bill, adults who choose not to own a firearm would be required
to register their name, address, Social Security Number, and driver's
license number with the state.
"There is a legitimate government interest in knowing who is not prepared to defend the state should they be asked to do
so," Maslack says

Vermont already boasts a high rate of gun ownership along with the least
restrictive laws of any state ..
it's currently the only state that allows a citizen to carry a concealed firearm without a permit.
This combination of plenty of guns and few laws regulating them has resulted in a crime rate
that is the third lowest in the nation

"America is at that awkward stage.
It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."

This makes sense!
There is no reason why gun owners should have to pay taxes to support police protection for people not wanting to own guns.
Let them contribute their fair share and pay their own way.

[K. Darien Freeheart]

Obviously, I have a problem with people having to get any "privaledge" from the State. Especially when that includes funding the state.

The problems of monopoly on force won't be solved by governmnet, it'll be solved by government getting the hell out of the way.

Also...

http://www.leg.state.vt.us/lms/legdir/alpha.asp?Body=H#M

Fred Maslack is not a member of the VT legislature. There is no bill number cited either.

http://www.examiner.com/x-1417-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m5d23-Spreading-gun-law-rumors-distracts-from-real-threats

[Fluff and Stuff]

Vermont already boasts a high rate of gun ownership along with the least
restrictive laws of any state ..
it's currently the only state that allows a citizen to carry a concealed firearm without a permit.
This combination of plenty of guns and few laws regulating them has resulted in a crime rate
that is the third lowest in the nation

The highlighted part in an opinion that the majority of the folks I know don't share.

[Puke]

That's pretty retarded.

Bureaucrats just need to go away. This is a nonsense attempt by a politician to get his name in the papers.

[MTPorcupine3]

How about: No gun, no vote. Long ago, Switzerland had a similar law: No sword, no vote.