Twelve States To Jail Feds Who Violate The 2nd Amendment Or Nullify Federal Gun Control Laws
Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Missouri, Indiana, Tennesee, Oklahoma, North Dakota, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska and Wyoming have proposed legislation to either jail federal officials who violate the second amendment or to nullify federal laws to control guns within state borders.
The 2nd Amendment Preservation Act is a state-level bill that renders
all federal gun laws, regulations, rules, acts, orders, etc - null and
void within the borders of the state. TRACK HERE
The Firearms Freedom Act declares that any firearms made and retained
in-state are beyond the authority of Congress under its constitutional
power to regulate commerce among the states. The FFA is primarily a
Tenth Amendment challenge to the powers of Congress under the commerce
clause, with firearms as the object. TRACK HERE
Introduced in Texas, House Bill 553 (HB553), is the Second Amendment Preservation Act. The
bill reaffirms the 2nd Amendment, as intended, and would nullify
potentially anything from the federal government that contravenes in the
State of Texas.
all federal acts, laws, executive orders, agency orders, and rules or regulations of all kinds with the purpose, intent, or effect of confiscating any firearm, banning any firearm, limiting the size of a magazine for any firearm, imposing any limit on the ammunition that may be purchased for any firearm, taxing any firearm or ammunition therefore, or requiring the registration of any firearm or ammunition therefore, infringes upon Texans’ right to bear arms in direct violation of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and therefore, any such law is not made in pursuance of the Constitution, is not authorized by the Constitution, and thus, is not the supreme law of the land, and consequently, is invalid in this State and shall be further considered null and void and of no effect in this State.The bill goes further than just affirmation of the 2nd Amendment. It requires compliance by by state and federal agents.
A person who is a public servant commits an offense if the person, while acting under color of the person’s office or employment, intentionally enforces or attempts to enforce any acts, laws, executive orders, agency orders, rules or regulations of any kind whatsoever of the United States government relating to confiscating any firearm, banning any firearm, limiting the size of a magazine for any firearm, imposing any limit on the ammunition that may be purchased for any firearm, taxing any firearm or ammunition therefore, or requiring the registration of any firearm or ammunition therefore.The legislation specifies that the new law would apply not just to state employees, but federal ones as well.
”Public servant,” includes an officer, employee, or agent of the United States; a branch, department, or agency of the United States; another person acting under a contract with a branch, department, or agency of the United States to provide a law enforcement or security service; or any other person acting under color of federal law.
Introduced by Missouri State Representative Casey Guernsey, with 61 co-sponsors, is the Missouri 2nd Amendment Preservation Act. House Bill 170 (HB170) would nullify any and all federal acts, orders, laws, statutes, rules, or regulations of the federal government on personal firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition.
The bill states, in part: “Any official, agent, or employee of the federal government who enforces or attempts to enforce any act, order, law, statute, rule, or regulation of the federal government upon a personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is owned or manufactured commercially or privately in the state of Missouri and that remains exclusively within the borders of the state of Missouri shall be guilty of a class D felony.”
North Dakota Introduced by Rep. Streyle, Becker, Brabandt, Grande, Headland, Maragos, Porter, Ruby, Toman
Introduced by Sen. Larsen, Miller, Sitte
A BILL for an Act to create and enact three new sections to chapter 62.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to forbidding state governmental entities from providing aid and assistance to the federal government or any other governmental entity for the investigation, enforcement, and prosecution of federal firearms laws not in force as of January 1, 2013; to provide a penalty; to provide for retroactive application; and to declare an emergency.
Florida 2ND Amendment Preservation Act
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
STATEMENT OF INTENT - The intent of this legislation is to reject any
and all power or influence or interference of and by the federal
government regarding the the right to keep and bear arms (including
ammunition); and to prohibit prohibit federal actors from infringing on
these rights within the borders of FLORIDA; and to prohibit state
employees in aiding the federal actors from infringing on these rights;
and to provide felonious penalties of such.
SECTION 1 - THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FINDS THAT:
(a) The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States reads as follows, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to
the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear
arms, shall not be infringed.”
(b) The Constitution of the United States does not provide
the federal government with the authority to impose acts, laws, orders,
rules, or regulations relating to civilian-owned firearms, firearm
accessories, or ammunition.
(c) All federal acts, laws, orders, rules or regulations
regarding civilian-owned firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition
are in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution
and the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
SECTION 2 - PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL INFRINGEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS
(a) The Legislature of the State of FLORIDA declares that
all federal acts, laws, orders, rules, or regulations relating to
civilian firearms, firearms accessories or ammunition - currently in
effect at the time of passage of this act, or implemented after passage
of this act - are in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution
of the United States and are not authorized by the Constitution of the
United States and violate its true meaning and intent as given by the
Founders and Ratifiers; and are hereby declared to be invalid in this
state, shall not be recognized by this state, are specifically rejected
by this state, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in
this state.
(b) Any federal act, law, order, rule, or regulation shall be
unenforceable within the borders of Florida if the act, law, order,
rule, or regulation does or attempts to:
(i) Ban, regulate, or restrict the civilian ownership, sale, transfer,
or manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition; or
(ii) Require any civilian-owned firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition to be registered in any manner; or
(iii) Imposes federal taxes or fees on any civilian-owned firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition.
SECTION 3 - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES; DEFENSE OF Florida CITIZENS.
(a) Any public officer, employee, or agent of the State of Florida, or
any employee of a corporation providing services to the State of
Florida as defined in ___________, who enforces or attempts to enforce
any act, law, order, statute, rule or regulation of the United States
government relating to a civilian-owned firearm, firearm accessory or
ammunition that is owned, sold, transferred, or manufactured
commercially or privately in Florida shall be guilty of a felony and,
upon conviction, shall be subject to imprisonment for not less than one
(1) year and one (1) day or more than five (5) years, a fine of not more
than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
(b) Any official, agent, or employee of the government of
the United States, or employee of a corporation providing services to
the government of the United States who enforces or attempts to enforce
any act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the United States
government upon a civilian-owned firearm, a firearm accessory, or
ammunition that is owned, sold, transferred, or manufactured
commercially or privately in Florida shall be guilty of a felony and,
upon conviction, shall be subject to imprisonment for not less than one
(1) year and one (1) day or more than five (5) years, a fine of not more
than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
(c) The Attorney General shall defend any civilian of
Florida who is prosecuted by the United States government for violation
of a federal law relating to the manufacture, sale, transfer, bearing,
or possession of a civilian-owned firearm, a firearm accessory or
ammunition owned, manufactured, or retained within the borders of
Florida, and the Attorney General shall seek to invalidate any such
federal law by all means available.
SECTION 4 - This act shall take effect upon being signed by the Governor
Alaska: HB 69
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) CHENAULT, Millett, Johnson, T.Wilson, Hawker, Olson, Feige, P.Wilson, Thompson, Keller, Gattis, Lynn, Saddler, Higgins, LeDoux, Foster
TITLE: "An Act exempting certain firearms and firearm accessories in this state from federal regulation; providing criminal penalties for federal officials who enforce or attempt to enforce a federal law, regulation, rule, or order regulating certain firearms and firearm accessories in this state; and providing for an effective date."
South Carolina Senator Davis has filed SB 224 which is a Joint Resolution to Nullify Executive Orders infringing upon the second amendment, and the right to keep and bear arms. This Joint Resolution has been referred to the Senate Committee of Judiciary.
SB 224 states, “Any federal executive order restricting, abridging, or otherwise infringing upon the free exercise of a citizen’s second amendment right to keep and bear arms is unconstitutional and shall not be enforced by any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency within South Carolina.”
Well there you have it. I am concerned after the Patriot Act you could put someone in prison forever WITHOUT trial, those powers were extended last year with the military being able to detain people forever. Now it's about assault rifles and clips and I think we are on a slippery slope to what is next....will this escalate to disarming Americans as a whole?
I am also confused because I always thought federal law superceded state. Maybe someone can enlighten me on this.
Me too!
Quoting candlegal:I am glad to see Texas on this list.
It's great that states are finally willing to protect our rights to own guns. Look for more and more of this to happen as people realize that obama wants to own us as slaves to do his bidding.
Not sure of the legality of it but if a state believes a federal law is unconstitutional, I believe they can make the decision not to follow it. If they can't, I think in this case, they will anyway.
Quoting SEEKEROFSHELLS:I am also confused because I always thought federal law superceded state. Maybe someone can enlighten me on this.
That's not true. The Patriot Act where you can be put in prison 'FOREVER without trial happened under BUSH. Those laws were expanded under Obama to include the military holding you forever without trial. This gun thing has me worried not because Obama wants us as slaves. This gun thing has me worried about the slippery slope we are teetering on with gun rights. Assault rifles today and hand guns tomarrow. Don't kid yourself. We are on a slippery slope here.
Quoting gsprofval:It's great that states are finally willing to protect our rights to own guns. Look for more and more of this to happen as people realize that obama wants to own us as slaves to do his bidding.
I will tell you that with the number of states that are starting to react to this, I am not as worried about it as I was a week ago.
Quoting SEEKEROFSHELLS:That's not true. The Patriot Act where you can be put in prison 'FOREVER without trial happened under BUSH. Those laws were expanded under Obama to include the military holding you forever without trial. This gun thing has me worried not because Obama wants us as slaves. This gun thing has me worried about the slippery slope we are teetering on with gun rights. Assault rifles today and hand guns tomarrow. Don't kid yourself. We are on a slippery slope here.
Quoting gsprofval:It's great that states are finally willing to protect our rights to own guns. Look for more and more of this to happen as people realize that obama wants to own us as slaves to do his bidding.
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- candlegal
on Jan. 18, 2013 at 10:56 PM