Armed Polite Society

Yes, I've posted that inflation factor a number of times to illustrate that it was an infringement, whatever bullshit you might call it.  I added that number (or one like it) to the modern equivalent cost of a suppressor a couple of times for illustrative purposes.

The point was they were dishonest in attempting to circumvent what is probably the most simply and clearly stated limitation on the power of the government in the entire Constitution.

True in 1934, true today. 

You can call it "interest balancing" if you want to, but all the "interest balancing" was done by the colonies who endorsed the Bill Of Rights.  Those old boys, with their knowledge that all governments tend to limit freedom, knew what the hell they were doing.

Terry, 230RN

I thought the *expletive deleted*che had been replaced by the Keith Olbermann. ( 10 dch = 1 KO)

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

They knew perfectly well what it was. When it was enacted $200 was serious money. $200 in 1934 is worth $4,679.82 today, thanks to inflation.

^ 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 with himself, could possibly believe that this "tax" measure was not an "infringement" is beyond me.

And ditto on Boomhauer'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