Family Blames Gun-Seller for Murderous Rampage

[SteveW]

117. No, sir.

There are indeed lots of ways to fund testing, but putting the burden on those exercising their Second Amendment RKBA, will be scrutinized closely by the courts as an infringement, just as poll taxes were made unconstitutional by the 24th Amendment (1964). And the courts will no doubt pay particular attention to the intent of such taxes:

"It all boils down to the buyer paying."

It all boils down to the voter paying.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Taxation of the press

State governments retain the right to tax newspapers, just as they may tax other commercial products. Generally, however, taxes that focus exclusively on newspapers have been found unconstitutional. In Grosjean v. American Press Co. 297 U.S. 233 (1936), the Court invalidated a state tax on newspaper advertising revenues. Similarly, some taxes that give preferential treatment to the press have been struck down. In Arkansas Writers' Project v. Ragland, 481 U.S. 221 (1987), for instance, the Court invalidated an Arkansas law exempting "religious, professional, trade and sports journals" from taxation since the law amounted to the regulation of newspaper content.

In Leathers v. Medlock, 499 U.S. 439 (1991), the Supreme Court found that states may treat different types of the media differently, such as by taxing cable television, but not newspapers. The Court found that "differential taxation of speakers, even members of the press, does not implicate the First Amendment unless the tax is directed at, or presents the danger of suppressing, particular ideas."[91]