Can states reject federal gun laws they don't like? Republican officials in one state say yes. The Justice Dept. — and a federal judge — disagree. (via MaddowBlog)
When the public hears about a state passing a new gun law, many Americans probably assume it refers to Democrats in a blue state taking steps to prevent gun violence. In 2021, however, it was Missouri Republicans who approved a rather extraordinary gun law, that the Justice Department considered wildly unconstitutional., a judge agreed with federal law enforcement over GOP officials in the Show Me State.
It was a couple of years ago when Missouri’s Republican governor, Mike Parson, appeared at a gun store to sign a bill designed to discourage enforcement of federal gun laws. In fact, the state measure empowered private citizens to sue local police departments for $50,000 for incidents in which the police enforced laws that allegedly infringed on the Second Amendment.
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division added, “A state cannot simply declare federal laws invalid.” What Missouri Republicans were apparently concerned about was federal gun policies that may exist in the future. It’s thoselaws that GOP policymakers were eager to ignore, Constitutional Law 101 notwithstanding.
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