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Old March 1, 2013, 11:36 PM   #8
Tom Servo
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The data is on the side of gun rights and freedom from arbitrary law, not the other way around.
It is, but there are obstacles. In the leadup to the McDonald case, our opposition claimed that the 2nd Amendment shouldn't be incorporated because it would trample all over states' rights.

Yep, for a brief time, the Brady Campaign agreed with Ron Paul on the 10th Amendment. It was a bit surreal.

That said, one hurdle to any effective challenge would be the assertion of a means-ends relationship to a legitimate state objective. In the case of a registry, they'd claim it was for public safety.
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