What will NY gun owners put in that box after April 15, if they have any magazines over 10 rounds? Or keep more than 7 rounds in a magazine that can hold 10 (cannot remember what the specific legal requirement is now)?
The SCOUS has ruled that a felon cannot be forced to register a gun, because to do so would be a violation of your 5th Amendment rights. It would be self-incrimination. (Haynes v. United States, 1968.)
How would that differ from checking a box on the 4473. You would be incriminating yourself?
You certainly have a right to plead the 5th on the 4473, just don't be surprised when the gun store doesn't sell you the gun. Just because you have the right to not incriminate yourself doesn't mean that the store or the feds cannot refuse to allow you to purchase a firearm unless you answer the question. You don't have to incriminate yourself but they don't have to just skip over the question either.
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