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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15704 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:56 pm Post subject: Convicted Felons Don't Have to Register Their Firearms |
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Now this is a rather weird twist...wonder what the anti gun nuts think about this?
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, March 2000, page 20)
So, when these gun registration schemes are announced, be 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.
US Supreme Court Decision
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6396 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: Convicted Felons Don't Have to Register Their Firearms |
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I knew it!
The criminals have more RIGHTS than we do, both in the USA and in Oz.
Maybe its time to change profession.
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:22 am Post subject: Re: Convicted Felons Don't Have to Register Their Firearms |
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oh for farts sake!!!!!!
when will they pull there heads out of thier butts and see the wood from the trees.
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PaulS Super Member
Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 4330 Location: South-Eastern Washington - the State
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Convicted Felons Don't Have to Register Their Firearms |
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The way I understand it, the rights don't come from the feds and they have no power to restrict those rights so the laws are all unconstitutional and we have a duty and a right to ignore them.
Yep! I'm on another list.
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