Missouri judge declines to rule on new gun law’s legality
3 years, 3 months ago

Missouri judge declines to rule on new gun law’s legality

Associated Press  

— A Missouri judge on Friday declined to weigh in on the constitutionality of a new state law forbidding local police from enforcing federal gun laws. “We will appeal this decision to stop this dangerous and unconstitutional law.” The law denounces federal rules on firearms and subjects law enforcement agencies with officers who knowingly enforce any federal gun laws to a fine of about $50,000 per violating officer. “But I’m hopeful, just like what happened here, that we’re going to prevail and we’re going to protect law-abiding citizens’ gun rights in Missouri.” The St. Louis-area lawsuit sought an injunction to halt enforcement of the law and to overturn it on the grounds that it violates the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, which established that federal laws in most cases supersede state laws. Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt in a statement said Green’s ruling is a victory “for the Second Amendment rights of all Missourians.” “Since the Second Amendment Preservation Act was passed, I promised to fiercely defend the law and Missourians’ Second Amendment rights,” said Schmitt, who is running for U.S. Senate.

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Court tosses Missouri law that barred police from enforcing federal gun laws
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Court tosses Missouri law that barred police from enforcing federal gun laws

Associated Press  

— Federal appellate judges overturned a Missouri law Monday that banned police from enforcing some federal gun laws. Circuit Court of Appeals found the Missouri law violated a section of the U.S. Constitution known as the supremacy clause, which asserts that federal law takes precedence over state laws. The Missouri law forbade police from enforcing federal gun laws that don’t …

The Supreme Court keeps a Missouri law on hold that bars police from enforcing federal gun laws
1 year, 2 months ago

The Supreme Court keeps a Missouri law on hold that bars police from enforcing federal gun laws

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday kept a Missouri law on hold that bars police from enforcing federal gun laws, rejecting an emergency appeal from the state. The law would impose a fine of $50,000 on an officer who knowingly enforces federal gun laws that don’t match up with state restrictions. Federal laws without similar Missouri laws include registration …

US judge strikes down Missouri gun law as unconstitutional
1 year, 9 months ago

US judge strikes down Missouri gun law as unconstitutional

Associated Press  

— A Missouri law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws is unconstitutional and void, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. “At best, this statute causes confusion among state law enforcement officials who are deputized for federal task force operations, and at worst, is unconstitutional on its face,” Wimes wrote. “We are prepared to defend this statute to the highest …

US judge strikes down Missouri gun law as unconstitutional
1 year, 9 months ago

US judge strikes down Missouri gun law as unconstitutional

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Missouri law banning local …

Justice Department sues Missouri over new gun law
2 years, 10 months ago

Justice Department sues Missouri over new gun law

Associated Press  

— The Department of Justice on Wednesday sued Missouri over a contested new law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws just days after pulling out of a state crime-fighting partnership. The Justice Department has said the law, which declares “invalid” federal gun regulations that don’t have an equivalent in Missouri law, has scared police departments away from helping …

Missouri Supreme Court weighs law against federal gun rules
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri Supreme Court weighs law against federal gun rules

Associated Press  

— Missouri Supreme Court judges on Monday heard arguments in a lawsuit seeking to strike down a new state law barring local police from enforcing federal gun laws. Attorney Robert Dierker called it the “Separation of Powers Destruction Act” during court arguments and said the law is “unintelligible” about which federal firearms laws Missouri police can or cannot enforce. The …

Nearly 60 police chiefs back suit against Missouri gun law
2 years, 11 months ago

Nearly 60 police chiefs back suit against Missouri gun law

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Nearly 60 Missouri police chiefs are supporting a lawsuit that raises concerns about a new state law forbidding local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun laws. The group of chiefs belonging to either the St. Louis Area Police Chiefs Association or the Missouri Police Chiefs Association said some of the wording in the law “has inadvertently caused …

Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act outlaws local enforcement of federal gun laws
3 years, 1 month ago

Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act outlaws local enforcement of federal gun laws

CBS News  

Editor's note: Following this 60 Minutes report from November, "Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act," on February 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice sued to stop the state's gun law. Missouri State Representative Jered Taylor and State Senator Eric Burlison Missouri State Senator Eric Burlison and State Representative Jered Taylor co- Missouri State Representative Jered Taylor: I think there's bad …

New 2nd Amendment Protections In Missouri Split Law Enforcement
3 years, 5 months ago

New 2nd Amendment Protections In Missouri Split Law Enforcement

NPR  

New 2nd Amendment Protections In Missouri Split Law Enforcement Enlarge this image toggle caption Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3 Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3 With shootings surging in many places across the country, at least 10 states this year have enacted so-called "Second Amendment sanctuary" laws. Sponsor Message Missouri's new law imposes a $50,000 fine on any state or local official who enforces a …

St. Louis city and county sue to block new Missouri gun law
3 years, 6 months ago

St. Louis city and county sue to block new Missouri gun law

Associated Press  

— St. Louis and adjoining St. Louis County filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block Missouri’s new law barring state and local authorities from enforcing federal gun laws, saying the law would increase the risk of gun violence in a state already drowning in it. “This new law is like the state holding out a sign that says ‘Come Commit …

EXPLAINER: Why is Missouri fighting federal gun rules?
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why is Missouri fighting federal gun rules?

Associated Press  

— Missouri is clashing with the U.S. Department of Justice over a new law banning police from enforcing federal gun rules. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Justice Department officials wrote that state lawmakers went too far with the law and noted that federal law trumps state law under the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause. Missouri’s new law would …

Missouri responds defiantly to Justice Dept. over gun law
3 years, 6 months ago

Missouri responds defiantly to Justice Dept. over gun law

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s Republican governor and attorney general said in a defiant letter to the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday that they stand by the state’s new law that would ban police from enforcing federal gun rules. Missouri’s new law would subject law enforcement agencies with officers who knowingly enforce federal gun laws to a fine of about $50,000 per …

Justice Dept.: Missouri governor can’t void federal gun laws
3 years, 6 months ago

Justice Dept.: Missouri governor can’t void federal gun laws

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is warning Missouri officials that the state can’t ignore federal law, after the governor signed a bill last week that bans police from enforcing federal gun rules. Missouri’s law would subject law enforcement agencies with officers who knowingly enforce any federal laws to a fine of about $50,000 per violating officer. Boynton said the bill …

Missouri bill to ban enforcement of federal gun rules signed
3 years, 6 months ago

Missouri bill to ban enforcement of federal gun rules signed

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Saturday signed a bill banning local police from enforcing federal gun rules, a change Democrats have predicted will be shot down in the courts. Parson signed the measure, which will penalize local police departments if their officers enforce federal gun laws, during a ceremony at a Kansas City-area shooting range and firearms store. …

Judge rules Colorado cities unable to enact gun restrictions
3 years, 9 months ago

Judge rules Colorado cities unable to enact gun restrictions

Associated Press  

DENVER — Boulder has been blocked from enforcing its 2-year-old ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines in the city — potentially providing the state Supreme Court an opportunity to review whether the state’s cities can create their own gun ownership restrictions, a judge said. Boulder County District Court Judge Andrew Hartman ruled last week on Friday that the city …

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