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2015-10-31 Government

Amish challenge photo i.d. requirement for gun purchases

[Legal Insurrection] In a suit that brings together the Second Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), an Amish man filed a federal lawsuit in Pennsylvania last week because he wants to buy a gun without the required photo ID -- and because getting that photo ID would violate his religious beliefs.

Andrew Hertzler, according to the suit, is from Lancaster County, Pa., and is an "active and practicing" member of the community; his "parents, grandparents, and siblings are all active and practicing Amish"; and he "has a sincerely held religious belief that prevents him from knowingly and willingly having his photograph taken and stored."

"The Amish faith prohibits an individual from having his/her photograph taken," the suit read. "This belief stems from the Biblical passage Exodus 20:4, which mandates that 'You shall not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth,' as well as the Christian belief in humility."

But Hertzler's humility caused a problem when, in June, he tried to buy a gun from a Pennsylvania dealer "using a non-photo, state-issued identification." This wasn't enough, according to the dealer -- Hertzler was told he needed a picture ID.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-10-31 00:13|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 They stood all the good farms somehow.

Posted by Shipman 2015-10-31 00:48|| 2015-10-31 00:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Got to keep the local wildlife from consuming the farm's live stock. The Amish, being very practical people, and guns have been acquainted for a long time.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-10-31 09:22|| 2015-10-31 09:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Much could be learned from these people. Possibly the first item to be learned is they're not actually Dutch at all, but are of thrifty, hard working German lineage. BTW, Wednesday is senior's half-price night at the Gasthof in Montgomery, IN.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-10-31 09:27|| 2015-10-31 09:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Fingerprint should suffice. The Amish may be the meek who inherit the earth once the Ponzi scheme GIVERnment collapes.

Posted by Airandee 2015-10-31 13:36|| 2015-10-31 13:36|| Front Page Top

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