Many years ago the rulers of many States imposed "poll taxes" as required cash payments to exercise the individual-constitutional right to vote. In many States this was an integral part of the "Jim Crow Laws" as aided the then, real, suppression of voting by Black AND all poor citizens towards insuring the continued, political, power of those (ie Members of Southern Democrat Parties) in power. Strangely, this practice was not finally suppressed until 1965.
In recent years the leaders (sic) of the same, Democrat, Party have taken the lead in imposing vey large "fees", often not affordable by those with limited incomes, on the individual-constitutional right to keep, if not bear, arms (ie Modern and effective firearms as may have magazines holding in excess of eight-rounds).
The proposed universal "records checks" on ALL (eg Including by Will, from family-to-family members) will, unless waived by Law, require a fee. Even though that is designated a "Fee" it is another "Poll Tax Equivalent" as primarily assessed against those of our fellow citizens with limited incomes.
Although I am not an attorney, I must wonder why such charges (In effect taxes) have not been challenged, in our courts, by those interested in defending the Second Amendment's rights of all citizens without regard to income (nb Black citizens are more likely to lack the surplus income needed to pay such fees which are a new "poll tax").
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