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^ Agreed. Also, this has the flavor of endorsing the Constitutionality of the whole NFA... at least to me.

A mere palliative, which does not attack the underlying  sickness.

However, it does bring attention in the form of a sidewise glance, to the "let's pass it and if it's unconstitutional, let the Courts sort it out" attitude of most of our legislators. 

How any legislator back in the thirties who was honest could believe that this "tax" measure was not an "infringement" is beyond me.

And ditto on Boimhaeur's post.

Terry, 230RN

Uhm...

The battle that broke the siege of Vienna happened September 12, 1683...

That wasn't the first siege of Vienna by the Ottomans, either. They had been trying to take Vienna for almost 200 years.

Now, the question is... HAD the Ottomans managed to take Vienna, only to later have it restored to a newly constituted Austria, would De Selby be in here bitching about how the Austrians are forcing the Ottoman Muslims out of their "homeland"?[/b

 

Speaking of Boeing
Starliner launch now scheduled for Sat May 25th

https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/launch/atlas-v-n22-cst-100-starliner-crewed-flight-test/

Wake me when there's a president in the WH who won't veto it or there's enough votes in the house to override a veto.

Now they're saying three of the rescue workers are missing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-69035051?src_origin=BBCS_BBC