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    1968 Supreme Court decision…worth reading again.

    I received this in an email from a fellow LEO.....

    U.S. Supreme Court's 1968 Haynes v. U.S. decision:

    Haynes, a convicted felon, was convicted of unlawful possession of an unregistered short-barreled shotgun. He argued that for a convicted felon to register a gun was effectively an announcement to the government that he was breaking the law and that registration violated his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination.

    The court, by an 8 - 1 margin, agreed, concluding: "We hold that a proper claim of the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination provides a full defense to prosecutions either for failure to register a firearm, or for possession of an unregistered firearm."

    So, when these gun registration schemes are announced, be very aware that only lawful gun-owners are required to register their firearms. Unlawful owners are exempted from registration laws due to their constitutional protection against self-incrimination.

    Amazing….. but true.

    http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/390/85/
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    yes it was worth reading thnks for sharing

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    Quote Originally Posted by colbyslanbia View Post
    yes it was worth reading thnks for sharing
    So, are the guns laws in India similar to those in the US?

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