Brown v ATF- WV federal court strikes down part of GCA 1968

[grayfox]

I'm not sure it will come to that. But I do see that the logic of Bruen applies to suppressors, in 1934 the tax stamp amounted to days maybe weeks of income, so very expensive, and only a very few were in possession by citizens. However, now, the tax penalty - 200 bucks the same as back then - is a pittance of value compared to what it was back then, and I believe there are millions in use, lawful (hearing protection - noise pollution is also an EPA consideration ala EPAct of 1990). The point here is that they are now a "weapon" in "common use" by law-abiding people for legitimate purposes. Therefore they are no longer "unusual and dangerous"... which is the opposite position, and between these 2 is which Bruen requires to determine if a weapon falls under 2A protection or not. The only extra thing to attack is that it is unconstitutional to "tax" a constitutional right. That's why "poll taxes" were (justifiably) found to be unconstitutional back in the day. The State cannot tax a right, only a privilege. You cannot be taxed for going to church, nor for assembling to petition your government, nor for thinking contrary to the party in power, nor for the right to vote, nor for the right to be secure in your persons and effects, etc etc. "The power to tax is the power to kill."

I've read in a couple places now that some advocates on our side are beginning to understand and use the tactic of incrementalism. The left, in attacking so many rights, doesn't go after the entire enchilada all at once (something conservatives are fond of advocating). Rather they go after it piecemeal, case in point "we only want to have some commonsense gun controls... blah blah blah." So in the same spirit, (and recognizing that any bureaucracy is a huge battleship that cannot turn on a dime), go after these things one at a time, building btw the case law that will can be used to justify turning over yet another part of the 2A unconstitutional-stuff.

So. Yesterday, Heller, NYState/Pistol Assoc/Bruen. Today the 18-20 yo handgun part of the 68-GCA. Tomorrow the suppressors (whether 1934 or '68, I forget which but you get the point).
Common use (>200,000 as in the stun gun case). Legal purposes. Law-abiding citizen ownership. Not "dangerous and unusual." Stare-decisis in our favor.