South Dakota Lawmakers Want Bill Requiring Gun Ownership

Posted by | January 31, 2011 23:51 | Filed under: Top Stories


Five South Dakota lawmakers want a law requiring citizens to own guns.

The bill, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2012, would give people six months to acquire a firearm after turning 21. The provision does not apply to people who are barred from owning a firearm.

Nor does the measure specify what type of firearm. Instead, residents would pick one “suitable to their temperament, physical capacity, and preference.”

The measure is known as an act “to provide for an individual mandate to adult citizens to provide for the self defense of themselves and others.”

It seems this is a stunt to try to prove that the government requiring purchases is wrong, such as the requirement to purchase health care.

Rep. Hal Wick (pictured), R-Sioux Falls, is sponsoring the bill and knows it will be killed. But he said he is introducing it to prove a point that the federal health care reform mandate passed last year is unconstitutional.

“Do I or the other cosponsors believe that the State of South Dakota can require citizens to buy firearms? Of course not. But at the same time, we do not believe the federal government can order every citizen to buy health insurance,” he said.

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By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.

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