The Arkansas Senate has passed a bill to protect the 2nd Amendment rights of its citizens from being taken away by federal gun restrictions. In the article, the pertinent text of the legislation is quite simple and easily understood. It precludes the LEO in Arkansas from cooperating with federal authorities in the enforcement of any related federal restrictions (infringements) affecting our constitutional right to bear arms.
Kudos to Arkansas! I hope more states pass similar legislation. Apparently 10 states already have done so.
Here is some text from the bill:
It would prohibit any law enforcement agencies in the state from cooperating with federal authorities to enforce federal gun law, executive order or federal agency directive that conflicts with protections for gun rights in the Arkansas Constitution or any other state law. Police in the state would be subject to criminal penalties and fines for working with federal authorities in violation of the proposed state law.
Federal laws that specifically would be declared null and void in Arkansas under SB298 include the National Firearms Act, which regulates machine guns and sawed-off shotguns, and the Gun Control Act of 1968, which regulates the interstate sales of firearms.
Some proponents of Stubblefield's legislation said they are worried that the federal government under Democratic President Joe Biden is planning to enact far-reaching gun-control policies and confiscation.
Biden's administration has proposed some new restrictions on firearm ownership, such as requiring background checks for private gun sales, but he has not proposed large-scale confiscation of guns. Recent mass slayings in other states have raised calls for further gun regulation.
Stubblefield told senators that 10 states have enacted legislation similar to his bill.
Kudos to Arkansas! I hope more states pass similar legislation. Apparently 10 states already have done so.
State Senate approves blocking U.S. gun laws | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Legislation that would block local law enforcement officials from enforcing certain federal gun laws and regulations handily won the approval of the Arkansas Senate on Wednesday afternoon.
www.arkansasonline.com
Here is some text from the bill:
"All acts, law, orders, rules, and regulations of the United States Government, whether past, present, or future, that infringe on the people's right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, [Section] 5, are 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."
It would prohibit any law enforcement agencies in the state from cooperating with federal authorities to enforce federal gun law, executive order or federal agency directive that conflicts with protections for gun rights in the Arkansas Constitution or any other state law. Police in the state would be subject to criminal penalties and fines for working with federal authorities in violation of the proposed state law.
Federal laws that specifically would be declared null and void in Arkansas under SB298 include the National Firearms Act, which regulates machine guns and sawed-off shotguns, and the Gun Control Act of 1968, which regulates the interstate sales of firearms.
Some proponents of Stubblefield's legislation said they are worried that the federal government under Democratic President Joe Biden is planning to enact far-reaching gun-control policies and confiscation.
Biden's administration has proposed some new restrictions on firearm ownership, such as requiring background checks for private gun sales, but he has not proposed large-scale confiscation of guns. Recent mass slayings in other states have raised calls for further gun regulation.
Stubblefield told senators that 10 states have enacted legislation similar to his bill.