Thursday, July 01, 2021

Trigger Pulled

 The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to draft an ordinance that would order gun owners in the city to obtain insurance and pay an annual fee to subsidize police responses, ambulances, medical treatment and other municipal expenses related to shootings, injuries and deaths. [More]

They're making good on their threat.

Based on results, the people there are getting what they wished for.

At least the ones who can easily afford added costs can get a permit from Laurie.

1 comment:

Henry said...

Murdock v. PA (1942) is so clear on this that I can't ever see this passing muster.

"A state may not impose a charge for the enjoyment of a right granted by the federal constitution... The power to impose a license tax on the exercise of these freedoms is indeed as potent as the power of censorship which this Court has repeatedly struck down... a person cannot be compelled 'to purchase, through a license fee or a license tax, the privilege freely granted by the constitution.'"