2aguy
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Back in the days when the democrats enacted jim crow laws to keep blacks from voting, they used Poll Taxes and Literacy tests to make it difficult for poor blacks to access their Right to vote. Now, the democrats have used Poll Taxes and Literacy tests to try to keep guns out of the hands of Americans....
John Lott: Guns Only For The Rich In Connecticut
Why do Democrats, self-proclaimed champions of the poor, make it so difficult for poor people to defend themselves? Democrats oppose even free voter IDs as imposing too much of a burden on the poor, but when it comes to guns, they don't hesitate to impose fees, expensive training requirements and onerous background checks. These are precisely the things that can put guns out of reach for poor people.
Connecticut already charges $140 in initial fees for handgun permits — twice the national average. Now Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wants to raise it to $370, with a $300 renewal fee required every five years.
The proposed initial fee would be roughly 50 percent higher than California's concealed-carry fee, which is currently the highest among states.
There are very serious consequences to raising these fees. Many law-abiding citizens, particularly minorities in crime-ridden cities, really need guns for self-defense.
Connecticut's policies have not been working. In 2015, Hartford had a murder rate of 25.7 per 100,000 people. Bridgeport, the largest city, had a rate of 12.8 per 100,000,
We can't simply blame inadequate policing. The cops can't be everywhere at once. Indeed, they almost always respond to a scene after the crime has been committed. So the only solution is to let people protect themselves. If a criminal does attack, having a gun provides the safest course of action.
But Connecticut Democrats seem to think that the poor should be satisfied with dialing 911 and hoping for the best.
In 2013, all but two Democrats in the Colorado House of Representatives voted against a Republican amendment to exempt people below the poverty level from the state's new tax on private transfers of guns. Since Democrats are normally eager to support exemptions for lower-income people, it appears to be a case of not trusting poor people with guns.
John Lott: Guns Only For The Rich In Connecticut
Why do Democrats, self-proclaimed champions of the poor, make it so difficult for poor people to defend themselves? Democrats oppose even free voter IDs as imposing too much of a burden on the poor, but when it comes to guns, they don't hesitate to impose fees, expensive training requirements and onerous background checks. These are precisely the things that can put guns out of reach for poor people.
Connecticut already charges $140 in initial fees for handgun permits — twice the national average. Now Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wants to raise it to $370, with a $300 renewal fee required every five years.
The proposed initial fee would be roughly 50 percent higher than California's concealed-carry fee, which is currently the highest among states.
There are very serious consequences to raising these fees. Many law-abiding citizens, particularly minorities in crime-ridden cities, really need guns for self-defense.
Connecticut's policies have not been working. In 2015, Hartford had a murder rate of 25.7 per 100,000 people. Bridgeport, the largest city, had a rate of 12.8 per 100,000,
We can't simply blame inadequate policing. The cops can't be everywhere at once. Indeed, they almost always respond to a scene after the crime has been committed. So the only solution is to let people protect themselves. If a criminal does attack, having a gun provides the safest course of action.
But Connecticut Democrats seem to think that the poor should be satisfied with dialing 911 and hoping for the best.
In 2013, all but two Democrats in the Colorado House of Representatives voted against a Republican amendment to exempt people below the poverty level from the state's new tax on private transfers of guns. Since Democrats are normally eager to support exemptions for lower-income people, it appears to be a case of not trusting poor people with guns.
