Secular Café: Louisiana Legislators Overwhelmingly Pass Bill that Invalidates All Federal Gun Control Laws

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Louisiana Legislators Overwhelmingly Pass Bill that Invalidates All Federal Gun Control Laws Apr 24th 2013, 22:54 LINK This....as bullet proof school uniforms come out.... Quote: The Missouri House of Representatives recently passed the Second Amendment Preservation Act with an overwhelming veto-proof majority of 115-41. Sponsored by representative Doug Funderburk (R-St. Peters), this bill will invalidate any federal legislation that steps on Missourians' rights to keep and bear arms. The bill reads, "All federal acts, laws, orders, rules, and regulations, whether past, present, or future, which infringe on the people's right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 23 of the Missouri Constitution shall be invalid in this state, shall not be recognized by this state, shall be specifically rejected by this state, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in this state." The bill goes on at great length to clarify that this includes any sort of registration, gun tracking, taxes, stamps, seizures, and laws. The bill also lowers the age at which people are eligible to carry a concealed weapon from 21 to 19. This is a significant victory for gun rights advocates in Louisiana, though it's still a bit hypocritical. If Louisiana won't let the federal government track firearm owners, then why should the state require concealed carry permits? Louisiana has long been a champion of gun rights, and the Second Amendment Preservation Act is easily one of the most pro-gun pieces of legislation on the books today. The only question that remains is how well the law will stand up against federal legislation. With a plethora of federal-level gun control laws and an unambiguously pro-gun law at the state level, it's an inevitability that Louisiana will clash with the federal government. For all of the bill's pro-gun language, it might only amount to so much hot air if the federal government invalidates the law – a fairly likely outcome considering the federal government's muscle and its tendency to overturn assertions of power at the state-level.

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