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One of the many things you're ignoring is that $200 was originally over $4,000 in today's dollars. And had quite the chilling effect, even if at the last minut

One of the many things you're ignoring is that $200 was originally over $4,000 in today's dollars. And had quite the chilling effect, even if at the last minute handguns were removed from the remit of the NFA of 1934, that's why it has the bizarre "Any Other Weapon" category, it was intended to effectively ban for almost all citizens in the middle of the Great Depression all concealable weapons, as well as full auto. And you don't get to decide if $200 today plus a very intrusive application process infringes on our rights.

adamredwoods 5y ago
>> As the legislative history of the law discloses, its underlying purpose was to curtail, if not prohibit, transactions in NFA firearms. Congress found these firearms to pose a significant crime problem because of their frequent use in crime, particularly the gangland crimes of that era such as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/national-firearms-act https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/national-firearms-... Also, the supreme court already weighted on some rights regarding weapon registration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Freed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Freed >> United States v. Freed, 401 U.S. 601 (1971), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the National Firearms Act's registration requirements do not violate the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution.