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“To be sure, while it is clear that the firearms tax and the ammunition tax increase the costs of purchasing firearms or ammunition in Cook County, a law does not substantially burden a constitutional right simply because it makes the right more expensive or difficult to exercise,” she added.
Hall, joined by Justices Mary K. Rochford and Mathias W. Delort in the ruling Friday, also rejected claims the county taxes were unconstitutionally arbitrary and preempted by statewide laws. |
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| Oddly, the Court has held that the actual intent of the law (to make it more expensive to own or use firearms, and therefore to limit the Right to do so) is not an infringement of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. And the real motive: as governments take more and more control of lives, they incur more and more costs. They say, "We provide the medical care for victims, so we must cut those costs, or get reimbursement." Limiting government is what the Constitution is all about. It's past time we enforce those limits. |
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