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CNMI: US court: $1,000 tax on handguns unconstitutional
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Judge Manglona said that when Murphy properly renews his gun license, the CNMI government must return the weapons and ammunition he is entitled to possess consistent with this court decision.
She granted Murphy’s motion and declared unconstitutional the firearm registration requirement, the ban on rifles in calibers larger than .223, the ban on assault weapons, the ban on transporting operable firearms, and the $1,000 excise tax.
But Judge Manglona also granted the CNMI government’s motion with respect to the license requirement, the restrictions on storing firearms in the home and the ban on large-capacity magazines. |
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mickey
(9/30/2016)
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Oh, yeah?
What about a $200 tax on shotguns, is that unconstitutional too?
What justification was there for a magazine ban?
Do the storage restrictions allow home defense, or did the judge disregard Heller v DC? |
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