Haynes v. United States, 390 U.S. 85 (1968), criminals are exempt from all gun registration laws under 5th amendment grounds. The single goal of gun registry is mass confiscation like it was in UK, NZ and Aus.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_1bdb8246-cc4c-11ee-b9e4-e3a75e3cff54.html>California proposes annual tax and registration on each gun in the stateBy Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square Feb 15, 2024
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A Sig M17 pistol at the firing range on Camp Swift. The Sig M17 is replacing the older Beretta M9 pistol.
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(The Center Square) - The California legislature introduced a proposal to require gun owners in the state to pay an annual tax and register each gun they own. Failure to register and pay the tax would carry up to a $250 fine.
Given that the state can provide personal identifying information of California gun owners to “researchers” of “gun violence, " this measure would effectively create an accessible registry of all California gun owners and their weapons.
State Sen. Anthony J. Portantino, D-Burbank, introduced SB 1160 as a public safety measure.
“SB 1160 will give the state better data and help us understand how many firearms are in private hands and who owns them,” said Portantino in a statement. “This important step toward registration will also increase accountability and responsible gun ownership as we collectively endeavor to increase public safety.”
Second Amendment advocates are already lining up to oppose the bill, with Gun Owners of California, a plaintiff in many of the cases against the state’s gun laws, proclaiming, “In yet another half-brained scheme to tax our constitutionally protected right, [Portantino] introduced SB1160 which requires CA gun owners to annually re-register their firearms with the DOJ. We can't wait to defeat this one!”
