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The right to keep and bear arms is expressly spelled out in the Constitution. States cannot place an undue burden on gun ownership as it would be a violation of the 2nd Amendment. Undue burden is often discussed in relation to state abortion laws, and its precedent would be even more applicable in this case. Creating a $100 fee on owning guns every five years can be seen as a state attempt to keep citizens from owning guns. The reason we have an amendment for the ownership of guns is to ensure that the people remain powerful enough to mount a significant insurrection should the government become too tyrannical. A government moving toward stopping citizens from owning guns could be moving toward establishing tyranny.

The gun ownership cards are ridiculous from the start; to advance this system further is the height of stupidity.