[45105] in Cypherpunks
Re: Escrow expectations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Lull)
Sun Dec 10 14:33:15 1995
From: lull@acm.org (John Lull)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 19:25:23 GMT
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951210013752.18670D-100000@mercury.thepoint.net>
Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com> wrote:
> > Duncan Frissell writes:
> > > If Clipper were mandated you might be able to resist a prosecution for
> > > "failure to file" keys or for double encrypting your transmissions if you
> > > could prove that you were transmitting illegal messages or evidence of a
> > > crime. Just as those who possess illegal weapons are not required to
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > register them (self incrimination). You have to be sure your traffic is
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> You are mistaken here. Failure to get a permit before turning a
> semi-auto firearm into a fully-auto machine gun, for example, is illegal
> as is possessing an unregistered machine gun ...
My understanding was that, for example, a convicted felon in posession
of a handgun where handguns must be registered could be charged with
being a convicted felon in posession of a firearm. He could NOT be
charged with posession of an unregistered handgun, because requiring
him to register, when it is illegal for him to posess, is a violation
of his first amendment rights.
