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Teslaman's Goat · June 12, 2002, 02:52 PM

If I recall correctly, FFLs were first required for firearm dealers by a federal law passed in 1938, the original license fee being $1.00, not by GCA 68.

Moreover, the NFA of 1934 was enacted predominantly as a tax law, not a gun control law. A similar 1950 federal law taxing and hence registering "gamblers" (organizers & operators of 'games of chance') was tossed out by the Supreme Court on 5th Amendment grounds (US vs. Grosso) in 1968.

June 12, 2002, 02:52 PM	#6
Teslaman's Goat Junior Member Join Date: April 4, 2002 Posts: 8	More additions to timeline If I recall correctly, FFLs were first required for firearm dealers by a federal law passed in 1938, the original license fee being $1.00, not by GCA 68. Moreover, the NFA of 1934 was enacted predominantly as a tax law, not a gun control law. A similar 1950 federal law taxing and hence registering "gamblers" (organizers & operators of 'games of chance') was tossed out by the Supreme Court on 5th Amendment grounds (US vs. Grosso) in 1968. __________________ A psychotic is someone who just found out what's going on. --William Burroughs