Scaramanga
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I was under the impression from GunCite that criminals are not required to register their firearms because it violates their 5th amendment rights.
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Amazingly the last time the Supreme court addressed the issue, regarding registration schemes in general, criminals cannot be punished for "failure to register a firearm" or for "possession of an unregistered firearm." (Haynes v. U.S., 390 U.S. 85, (1968))
I posted that on another forum and I got this in response:
STEVEN ROBINSON, 37, of the 1400 block of Goodfellow, St. Louis City, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm and one felony count of possession of a an unregistered firearm. If convicted, Robinson faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and/or a fine of $250,000.
United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of Missouri
So does this mean that the previous case is not valid?
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Amazingly the last time the Supreme court addressed the issue, regarding registration schemes in general, criminals cannot be punished for "failure to register a firearm" or for "possession of an unregistered firearm." (Haynes v. U.S., 390 U.S. 85, (1968))
I posted that on another forum and I got this in response:
STEVEN ROBINSON, 37, of the 1400 block of Goodfellow, St. Louis City, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm and one felony count of possession of a an unregistered firearm. If convicted, Robinson faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and/or a fine of $250,000.
United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of Missouri
So does this mean that the previous case is not valid?